Monthly Archives: January 2012

I couldn’t know he was/we were going to be a certain gift, broken love, friendship forever. One summer dusk, tattered cuffs hanging off the curb, me watching as he, straight blond hair hung over grey eyes, taught himself to play … Continue reading →

I used to sit on the cold wood floor to pray, aware of a connection to spiritual warriors who sleep on dried mud. I aimed for an outward experience of humility. Children humble me now. Every tear shed at my … Continue reading →

It’s no wonder I’m thinking laundry can wait til morning. Sleet bouncing on the rooftop is for pajamas, yawning, soft music letting legos in their piles be uniquely organized floor ornaments I walk around on the way to gathering another … Continue reading →

I have looked out of my third story window to the sidewalk below, and seen people floating, rather than walking, but I didn’t blink. I knew they had been doing this all along. I visited my aunt’s farm at sunset, … Continue reading →

I keep picturing carrots, shredded in the food processor, added to the batter, cake in the oven, then I see myself enjoying a piece of cake with hot coffee, a sunny afternoon just right for this moment. I imagine going … Continue reading →

Why sadness when following one’s calling? It’s the letting go, caressing your emotions, comforting your fears, then setting them in a safe place and carrying on in opposition to their plea for you to continue only the familiar, well worn … Continue reading →

If you were in our back yard, feet cooling in the sled-turned-wading-pool, you would have noticed her tight blond curls, the way she sat up straight in the seat her mother’s arms made, bent and wrapped around feet that had … Continue reading →