Like a shepherd

Looking for light

I sat alone in my car in a Panera parking lot with a cup of warm potato soup today. The familiarity of that place (a parking lot near my children’s school) and that lunch (a favorite on dreary days) made me almost feel normal. But life is still anything but normal. I was in that particular place in … [Read more...]

Name that tune

We have hit some new lows in our home lately. This past week was our most challenging one since the quarantine began some six weeks ago. Our troubles mostly center around peacefully co-existing and doing our distance learning {which is similar to but more guided than homeschooling}. At one low point … [Read more...]

“Essential” Easter

Nothing about this weekend feels quite right. Instead of hunting plastic eggs on a friend's farm, we are searching for real eggs on a grocery delivery app. We picked tonight’s Easter dinner up from people wearing masks and gloves. And we are distanced from family and friends to protect their health … [Read more...]

The Air We Breathe

I'm sitting in the passenger seat of my car in the parking lot of our neighborhood pool. I've never written from this spot before, but I'm not sure where else to go that is safe, quiet, and socially distant enough from my {loud} family. A dad and his two young children recently parked close by but … [Read more...]