Every day I see or hear something that more or less kills me with delight. — Mary Oliver This week the news is overwhelming, the weather is darker and gloomier than normal, and there is plenty around us and maybe even within us to be anxious about. But I saw the quote above in a newsletter a…
Well, Halloween 2018 has come and gone. I just feel like I’m still picking up the safety pins and panty hose that held us and our costumes together. Despite me saying every year that we’re done with the family theme, we went with one again at the 6th Grader’s request. We don’t have a ton…
Today is our youngest one’s seventh birthday. So, in keeping with tradition and without further adieu, here is a brief letter to her: Dear First Grader, You are seven years old today. To celebrate, I want to document seven things I like about you: You are spunky. One of your favorite words is currently “burn,”…
“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…