Sometimes life piles up. The hits keep coming. And one pushes too hard and too far. And it can seem like there is nowhere to turn and nowhere to go. …
Amy Claire found out I grew up in Arkansas. She looked at me with her eyes opened wide with a surprised expression. Slowly with emphasis she said, “I’ve been down …
Have you ever had a farmhouse table that dug a well in Haiti? I have one and it is AAAHHH MAAAAZING! My friend said, “Hey, I’m having a yard sale …
How do I tell the story about five things I’ve learned (about life) from one so very tiny? My cell phone lit up. The call was coming in. I stepped …
In Arkansas we call them “lightnin’ buuugs” . Here in Indiana, I’ve heard them called lightnin’ bugs AND fireflies. So honestly, it kinda depends on who I’m talking to, as …
It seems like we are in a never ending cycle of school around here. Are the lazy days of summer a figment of my imagination? The “actual” school year ended …
Have you ever gone hiking, you know, the really rugged kind of hiking? The kind of hiking where you hiked past water fountains…or sat on the terrace steps, mesmerized as …
It’s summer time and I can’t help but let my mind wonder to the year that we spent three glorious days in the beautiful Ozark mountains of Branson, Missouri. Part of …
There I was running with skinned knees. Sweat dripped from my forehead making my brown unruly curls a tangled mess. My little royal blue and white pleated skirt flapped as …
Today at the park. Philip and I walked to the pond to look at the geese. Actually, we went to see if they were black swans…but they weren’t. And I …
