We're in a season of miles that stretch across our hearts. Pulling us together across the wide, wide sky. And we're in a season of hours that don't want to end. Some would take a break, we've got to take the work. You've been gone so long. I know you're tired of the … Continue reading The Hours and the Miles
Category: Parenthood
Shoes
Clumsily she struts around in my shoes, a pair of black high heels that I rarely ware, dug out of the back of my closet. Her smile is wide as she announces that the fashion show has begun. Dragging her feet through the carpet to the mirror, she admires her look, then falls, laughing as … Continue reading Shoes
Of Fevers and Rocking Chairs
I sit again. This rocking chair. It is not the first time I have spent all night in it. It probably won't be the last. A little lump dozes restlessly against my arms. He is burning up, cheeks ablaze as he lays there trying to get comfortable. Holding him here my own arms ache. My … Continue reading Of Fevers and Rocking Chairs
The Faith of our Fathers
Outside it was only late afternoon, but already dark in the mid-December sky. Tremendous amounts of snow silenced our our neighborhood, downy banks lining the streets. And as the sky cleared, bitter cold set in. This snow would stay a while. My dad bundled us up, zipping us into snowsuits and tieing our boots to … Continue reading The Faith of our Fathers
The Mindset of Solo-Parenting
My husband often travels for his job, and his work is such that when he travels, he is mostly unavailable to me. He tries--God bless him he tries! He knows how tough it can be and how much I just need to hear his voice sometimes. But the demands of his job are high, his … Continue reading The Mindset of Solo-Parenting
Two Precious Stones 