Spring Wins
I've been watching a fat robin outside my window. She caught my eye as she sat defiantly in a snow covered tree. As if to say, "It's the first day of spring, and I will have my day!" Ironic. We sat sunning, boys shirtless, soaking up pre-spring warmth in the 70's just...
Relevant
You know the feeling when you have stuffed yourself sick. You push back from the table and zombie-like waddle to someplace close by to recline. My sister-in-law calls it a food coma. I'm feeling stuffed like that. But on thoughts and words instead of food. I...
Still Counting
I come here with a full heart but a weary mind. The days have been full to overflowing with life as normal and then some. They (who is "they" anyway?) say life's biggies come in threes. It sure seems to be true. We'll be moving to a rental in the long, longed...
falling
such beauty in the dying sunlight starved stem slowly closing to display glory red, yellow, orange colors revealed by deprivation the longer and cooler the night the greater the brilliance death calls forth design fire flames from within proclaiming, shouting His...
Good Enough
This place has become too polished (or at least my expectations of it have). My dilemma here is the same one I have in my house. I want to be hospitable. To welcome you in with open and generous heart, but first I need to pick up . . and vacuum and dust and put away...
It’s All Him
Dreams are happening around here. House getting ready to list for our long anticipated (all my life) move to the country. College visit for a son. Grand opportunities for my artist daughter. But these aren't the kind where I lie down, sleep, and it comes to me. No,...
Spiritual Schizo
Inspired by a backwards look at Romans 7 Who are you and what did you do with me? You are calm when life screams all around you Me runs FASTER, delusional, thinking she can somehow keep up You smile and hug your kids when they annoy you Me says what comes to mind,...