“I felt sad.” “I didn’t have energy to take care of my new little baby.” “It should have been the […]
Carrying My Blue Bag
Hair dryer. Check. Extra clothes. Check. Extra medicine. Check. Extra everything. Check. I lugged my heavy blue suitcase through […]
You Are Here
“Excuse me, but may I ask you a very strange question?” The lady, deeply distracted, looked up, “Sure,” she replied. […]
Playing in the Mud
“Mama, come over here,” my oldest beckoned from the playground. “I’m in the middle of something, what do you need?” […]
Help in Disguise
It wasn’t particularly late when I pulled up in my yard. I stood outside a minute and looked at the […]
Don’t Eat That! It’s Poisonous!
“Don’t eat that! It’s poisonous,” I yelled across the playground. “They aren’t poisonous,” the second-grade boy told me, “I eat […]
Red Sky in Morning
“Ooh, Mama. Look at that pink sky,” my youngest pointed as we drove to school. “It’s so pretty.” Immediately I […]
I Was Glad He Broke His Leg
Each year when I taught elementary school there was that one kid. The one who made my life as a […]
The Land of What Ifs
“No, stop right there. We aren’t even going there,” my husband stopped my youngest in midsentence. “Well, why not?” “Because […]
Signs
The first day of my freshman year had to be the scariest first day of my life. I had such […]