I love holidays. It feels like we get to swing from one special occasion to the next, from New Year’s to Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day to Resurrection Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Fourth of July - not to mention all the birthdays scattered between - until we get to fall with its festivals, All … Continue reading Saint Patrick’s Day
Last weekend, we met up with some friends to sing hymns for an older couple from our church. The husband had been diagnosed with cancer, but I didn't realize he was so close to the end. He passed away a few days later. When I heard the news I was so thankful we stopped to … Continue reading To Love lists
Have you ever seen the movie Father of the Bride? The most memorable scene is when Annie comes home from college and during dinner (her first night home) she sits across from her parents and ends up excitedly sharing about some guy she just met three weeks before while on vacation. Her excitement overflows as … Continue reading Mothers and Prodigals
Anticipations I love preliminary things: The tuning-up of flutes and strings; The little scales musicians play In varying keys to feel their way; The hum-the hush in which dies; But most to see the curtain rise. I love preliminary things: The little box the postman brings; To cut the twine, to break the seals, And … Continue reading Preliminary things
He’s a King, so I thought I would need toWelcome with pomp and circumstanceCultivate the right momentSet everything in perfect orderBefore asking him to come.Clean and orderlyTable set perfectlyNot a hair out of placeBut my expectations- how I thought it should be -Just pushed our meeting back repeatedlyUntil I missed him enoughTo invite him into … Continue reading He’s a King
A few months ago a friend of mine posted a photo of her bathroom remodel- it was beautiful. As I swiped through her photos, I was amused to see she had a framed photo of a sloth on display. I would have laughed, but something inside me broke and I cried instead. You see, I … Continue reading God loves sloths
I am every age I ever was Every stage rolled into one A toddler, a child, a teen And forty something years into the scene I’ve managed to keep a Wide eyed wonder at the world. I’m easily intoxicated With music And beauty And laughter of littles All because I decided that simple things would … Continue reading Every Age I Ever Was
