When I was in grade school, the lot directly behind our house was sold to a builder.  Two twin houses were built on the lot.  We neighborhood kids watched the progress on those houses all summer long.  Once the workers completed their workday and left the site, we would all gather around and check out what had been done that day.  I remember jumping down into the pits that became the foundations of the homes. 

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About fifteen years ago my mother died.  She fought cancer with more dignity than I can describe.  My mother was pretty cool, and maybe we’ll talk more about her sometime, you and I.  But for now, I will only be able to give you a pencil sketch of her, because I really want to talk […]

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In the old I Love Lucy show there is an episode where Lucy and Ricky move from the city to the country. At bedtime Lucy finds herself tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep—ironically because it’s too quiet. This reminds me of our current corona virus work-from-home/social distancing; it is now certainly quiet outside. Even though this may not be the way we envisioned slowing life down, nevertheless, I’m finding blessing in the quiet moments.

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“Mom, I want to study abroad next semester.” Sounds innocent enough, right?  But she had something specific in mind.  As I write this, my daughter is enjoying a semester abroad…in Rwanda, Africa.  No, there was no talking her into a semester in Europe.  So my husband and I prayed.  We prayed about whether we should […]

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This weekend, I’ve been putzing around doing my annual spring cleaning. It usually starts simple, like “Oh, I’m just going to clean the bathroom.” Then, before you know it, I’ve dumped out all the vanity drawers and started organizing the hoarded travel toiletries and expired makeup samples. Simultaneously I somehow manage to uproot my entire […]

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Sometimes we make cookies.  Usually they are not from scratch, and I don’t apologize for that.  I have a lot going on, most of which revolves around my family, so therefore, if I can’t provide homemade cookies for them they will have to cope with that reality in their lives.

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