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“Mom, I’m Flying!” (Me too)
When the delicious iced coffee tastes more watery than it began, it may mean your little girl is a water baby and you took her with you out to the lake shallows to laugh and play. You may find yourself in the sandbox watching your little boy planting “zinnias” as grains of sand slip through… Continue reading
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The Birds Sing Now
I told Ben how loud the birds were singing. It was glorious noise, all that chirping. The disjointed chorus of life after winter. Ben remarked how nice it was to have birds. Remember when I told you how little life there was up here? And his observation all those years ago was true. There was… Continue reading
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Stowaway Story (sneak peek of my new book)
Swan Song of a Scarecrow has been 7 months in the making, but I primarily composed it through November, December, and early January. However, during the height of the Christmas holidays I put Swan Song of a Scarecrow aside. It was a time for gingerbread houses, Frosty the Snowman, a long road trip to my childhood home, copious amounts… Continue reading
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Swan Song of a Scarecrow
In a whirlwind of happiness following a long season of infertility, Sierra finds herself fearing the future, sudden loss, and figuratively holding her breath for things to fall apart. It is in these years of pregnancy, birth, and early motherhood where she deeply learns to fully embrace God’s good gifts, and to run headlong into… Continue reading
