Coming Home
We were excited. She was coming home. We had housed 15 horses over the years, looking for a super gentle one. We wanted to trust a horse...
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- May 28, 2018
When You Love Someone Who Has Dementia
A little headache. I’m wondering if it’s barometric pressure. A sunny day, then boom! a cloud and sudden splats of rain, then the...
- May 7, 2018
A Strange Time for This Mom
We were living in emotional turmoil. My first husband and I were separated at the time. I was busy being a mom and teaching sons to sit...
- Apr 2, 2018
When Women "Do Lunch"
What is this about? I probably go to lunch with one of my friends twice a month. I couldn’t care less about where we go, how fancy it is,...
- Mar 26, 2018
Computer Class
Racing across the parking lot at the public library, I look up and see broken clouds. I’ve seen them before, but today I really see them....
- Dec 11, 2017
Salvation Army Saved Us
My mother left when I was 14. Daddy sat on the floor in a corner. He drank too much. But I had my six brothers and my five sisters. As...
- Dec 4, 2017
Falling
The tail end of fall is falling outside. Leaves pile up. A holy thing. My husband is disturbed by the leaves and wants time to mow them....
- Jun 5, 2017
Outside the Gate
If we only knew the load each person bears, we’d likely become more loving, giving, caring. I wonder if God is bringing more and more...
- May 22, 2017
Hesychia House
Sometimes we need a break, a time-out. That can look like a fifteen-minute coffee break, an hour hidden away in a bedroom, or three days...
- May 8, 2017
A Letter
Dear Flood Victims, As I look at the photos on the internet of Northeast Arkansas, my jaw drops and tears well in my eyes. I’ve seen...
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