Swan
I was sitting with a rock. It felt big in my hands — too big — and my sense was that I wanted to be rid of it. I noticed that impulse (oh, my friend aversion come again), and turned my attention to my breath. A woman I had just met, I’ll call her Rita, [...]
Now at 8
Our bedtimes totally unraveled earlier this year. What seemed to have become a pretty straight-forward Brush Teeth and Get in Bed for a Story with Papa turned into mayhem, with Papa snoring in bed as two kids prowled the house searching for Mama, who was hiding out with a book. It was late, and I [...]
Grace Becoming
On the beach I remember seeing it, and exclaiming, “A chiton!” The kids and Rom were busying about catching bullheads and glanced over with a noncommital “Hm.” I knelt down and stroked her shell. And then as I traveled, I saw another. And another. I did something I don’t normally do and as I squatted [...]
I Want a Whole Mama
We walked the labyrinth again this year. Yes, six months ago, and I’m telling you now. I’m telling you now because I am still walking that labyrinth. And that’s a beautiful thing. This year, we went to the giant gorgeous church on the hill, on New Year’s Eve. It was cold and dark and our [...]
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