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Reading in the morning, I am distracted by the light that falls across the page, across the room, climbing down the wall as the sun rises. Somewhere, a neighbor’s rooster crows, as I carry my little boy toward the bathroom where he stands ...
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The clever crow places her meal on top of the utility pole at the end of the driveway. The dead bird flops awkwardly on its round, wooden plate. The crow comes and goes, returning as to a buffet, pulling off the tastiest morsels. Standing in the windows we watch,...
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God is the source of all love; whenever we show love, whenever we experience love, we are experiencing an aspect of God. For me, the role of mother, as one who loves and is loved, has been a revelation of many aspects of God’s love. The following...
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I’m still tip-toeing around this place like an uncertain guest. Stopping to pause at every window, checking to see that the sky is still there. Stepping across the road to retrieve the mail, the old corn field opens before me like the ocean. ...
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This is the field across the street from our house. Lovely, isn’t it? A new nest rests in the pine tree now. The Mourning Dove and her eggs are gone. Too early for the eggs to have hatched, we wonder what happened – a...