This is for the tear wipers The band-aid smoothers The snack choppers For the guidance givers And the medicine measurers The insurance ID number knowers The beginning band concert goers This is for the science project gluers And the midnight...
My girls are on an overnight field trip. Every year the upper grades at their school dress as Russian settlers and go an hour up the coast to Fort Ross, CA, a Russian settler encampment, where they spend a couple of days living as those settlers did...
Some days will be sunshine You’ll bask in the glow How things could be better, You just won’t know Some days will be shadow Chilly and gray You might forget there were times when It wasn’t this way Some days will be soft They’ll be easy to hold Your...
The bell on the door rang as we entered Screamin’ Mimi’s – our small town’s ice cream shop. “Banana splits for dinner,” I had declared, and for once no one complained about my meal plan. The girls all chose their ice cream flavors, and after I...
It was a long week. Busy, and loud, tied up with the nice little bow of my dog chewing through our lives Hungry Caterpillar style. She showed no prejudice of item. Sheepskin slippers, my daughter’s new glasses, a favorite baseball hat, and last but...
Nearly 14 years ago, when Justin and I first got married, we lived in a tiny house downtown, nestled in a neighborhood that was a treasure box full of perfect craftsman homes far beyond what we could afford. Many times we would go for walks in the...
I have some friends who are adopting. Once their home-study was done, the agency reminded them that it could take a very long time to be picked by a birth-mother, so it was best to not get their hopes up. 4 weeks after that conversation, they got a...
Over a year ago I read a post by one of my top favorite writers and speakers, Jen Hatmaker that I’ll never forget. This post was about a behavior of female elephants, and how when one mama elephant is giving birth, the other female elephants will...
About a week ago, our cat, Ozzy, came in from being outside overnight with two large chunks missing out of his back. A message to a friend suggested he’d possibly been snatched up then dropped by an owl. He was bleeding and obviously in pain, so I...
There’s a little girl in my seven year old’s class that is new. The only child of a single mom; Transferred from out of state. New home, new school, new rules, new world. The little girl is having a really hard time adjusting to this sudden life...