I’m always a little reflective on October 25th because it’s a significant date in our family for a couple of reasons. For one, it marks the day that the Spouse and I went on our first date—a blind date—some fifteen years ago. Earlier this week the 4th Grader asked me, “Did you really wear a…
“I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say.” ~ Flannery O’Connor Every fall when we’ve settled into something of a school year routine I get reflective and melancholy and basically unable to write about everyday life because the everyday starts to feel insignificant. Of what worth is a…
Many years from now when I look back through our photo books, I’ll see pictures from various holidays and occasions and be reminded what we wore, how everyone looked at particular ages and stages, and where we were on certain days. What I won’t see in those pictures is all that was going on behind the scenes….
I like this time of year better than almost any other season. I love October, but I think there’s something especially enchanting about mid-November. The weather is still nice, anticipation for the holidays is building, but the frantic pace of the season has not yet taken hold of everyone. If only we could camp out here for…