I rolled over and looked at the clock. 5:28. Who gets up at this time of day? Three days in […]
Everything Will Be Okay
Our dog died last Wednesday. He had stopped eating and drinking and we knew the inevitable was coming. No matter […]
When to Let Go
Buckshot was a birthday gift to my husband the first year we were married, almost 16 years ago. He is […]
Make Sure They Know They Matter
I do it every semester. No matter how hard I try to get ahead on grading for my online class, […]
A Slow Burn
Hesitantly my husband lit the large burn pile. Even though the wood was saturated from the night’s heavy rain, the […]
Reclaiming What Was Lost
I honestly expected to scare up a snake as I waded into the thigh high jungle of weeds behind our […]
Quality Versus Quantity
Remember all that time we wished we had at home a few months ago? How about all those projects just […]
My New Quarantined Routine
My routine is gone. I don’t get up in the mornings and take my kids to school, but they still […]
Feed Your Soul the Good Stuff
Here we are in the Spring of 2020 amid this Coronavirus quarantine. So many are isolated in homes, cut off […]
The Fear Stops Here
“I can’t do it. I’m too scared,” I told my husband as I got out of the skid steer. […]