We Are Held (#SmallWonder Link-Up)

(I’m still seeking and finding my writing rhythm for this new year, so today I’m again sharing one from the archives.  This post was written back in 2013 when my twins were just about 18 months old. The image above is of a plate my husband and the...

Chicken Scratch (The Cat’s Out of the Bag!)

(Note the water fountain.  Yes, we have an old school water fountain in our kitchen.) I know the image is blurry, but this is our cat, Perfect, exploring one of our kitchen cupboards for the first time.  We’ve had Perfect for about two years now and,...

We All Shine Like the Sun (SmallWonder Link-Up)

I returned home from the God’s Whisper Writing Retreat in Virginia last Sunday, driving my husband’s rattly old pickup truck through four hours of heat and humidity.  The truck lacks AC and I swear it was hotter inside the cab than out.  By the...

We Didn’t Keep Score (#SmallWonder Link-up)

The thought never would have occurred to me.   The teen behind the cash register at the local Sport’s Emporium asked, “Are you going to keep score or not?” and I said, “Yes.”  This was after we picked our ball colors, before we chose our clubs. ...

Privilege: They Didn’t Ask and I Didn’t Tell

*Photo Source: Unknown Sunday morning our pastor read the names of last week’s shooting victims, law enforcement and civilian, aloud during morning prayers.  The brick-walled room was quiet, sunlight streamed in through wide windows and I wondered what my oldest...
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