"Do you want some Ibuprofen?" I asked helpfully. My husband awoke one morning and said his calf hurt. Three days earlier we had been exploring our son's new, untamed property, when his foot got caught in some vines. He had went down to his knees on soft pine needles and wasn't hurt. So the adventure …
Letter to Riley
Dear Riley, Well, Grandma is definitely in the doghouse. Ever since your birthday, I have wanted to tell you the story of when I was 12 too. It was to be my gift to you. But it took me all these months to figure out what I wanted to say and how to say it! …
Love and the Electric Tea Kettle
I meant to post this article for Valentine's Day, but my attention was too glued to the whole pandemic that was just unfolding. This story was picked up for publication by both an online magazine and a traditional one and I was so excited to finally be able to share it here. But February 14th …
Are Droopy Plants Really a Big Deal?
I took another sip of tea that morning and looked up from my reading. I would never tire of the story of Joseph. He was just a teenager, yet so very faithful. In every corner of his life, whether working as a slave, unjustly imprisoned, or ruling next to Pharaoh, there was unmistakable evidence of …
The Beagle and the Ibis
I laughed inwardly at the comical sight coming toward me. A man was out walking his two very-different dogs. While the little black mop-of-a-thing was trotting contentedly at his heels, the cute-as-a-button beagle wasn’t. He was straining at the end of his very long leash. But not straining forward. At least that would have been …