These Hands
My hands are the most useful tools I have. They have been with me all my life. These two hands I’ve been blessed with have seen me through this journey so far and hopefully, there’s so much more to come. They have […]
The Solitude of the Word
This is my desk today. Exactly as I found it this morning. My grandkids love to come in my office when they come over. The room is well loved and well used. I’ve had two different grandchildren for overnights this week and […]
As I Remember
Every glorious day here on earth is a new beginning. As I’ve aged, I’ve become more grateful to wake up each morning and greet a new day. It’s a fresh start. Something that usually brings me immense joy. When April rolls around […]
Mississippi
It’s nineteen sixty-eight. My mother calls me to come quickly out to the front porch. I don’t want to go because everyone else is already out there and I know what’s coming. I can smell it in the air. Out on the […]
The Amazing True-Life Tales of Childhood
Mr. and Mrs. Hubbs owned and operated the mom and pop store that was two blocks from the house I lived in growing up. It was across the street from the park and half way between our house and the school I […]
The Old and the Young
I’ve always been drawn to old people and small children. In general, you know where you stand with them. There’s usually no guesswork involved. They either like you or they don’t and neither group seems to have any qualms about letting you […]
The Joy of Weeding
Last week I began the process of readying the garden bed for this year’s veggies. There’s something so satisfying about pulling weeds and refreshing a garden plot. When my next younger sister and I were much younger, we got in some big […]
A Moment in His Shoes
My dad had the habit of standing on the front porch when one of us kids would leave from a visit. I always found it to be sweet and comforting when I was embarking on a thirteen or fourteen hour drive back […]
Becoming
We all spend a lifetime becoming. Hopefully, becoming wiser. Becoming more whole. Some people get a good head start with their upbringing, some people leave childhood with so much to overcome. Wholeness is that place where what you believe deep in your […]
The Grandmother I Didn’t Get
As most of you who have grandchildren know, there is nothing like the love you have for those beautiful babies as they’re growing up. It’s not more or less than I love my own children, it’s just different. First, being older and […]
