Three Recent Poems
I used to write a lot of poems, back when I was a teenager and apparently had time to meditate more on life... But recently I scribbled down some thoughts…
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October 12, 2023
I Found It Was Fall
I found it was fall, so I stopped to pick golden rod today, along the road. My small son cried when he realized I was no longer in the car--had…
September 27, 2023
Small Things
My mom, seeing my delight, said I should share a picture of my bread on my blog. She was sure I could come up with a moral to go with…
September 9, 2023
Monday Morning
Yes, weekend meetings was a struggle. Yes, I don't even know where to start with my housework this morning. Yes, I am tired. I even stayed in bed one time…
August 28, 2023
The Stuff Motherhood Is Made Of
Today, finally, we put into action a plan of several weeks... I am sitting in a coffee shop with a toasted marshmallow latte beside me (decaf, of course), and my…
May 6, 2023
Introducing
Meet Edmund Daniel and Ellie Brooke! They were born on February 6 at 7:37 and 7:45 pm. Despite all my fears, I was able to have a natural, complication-free delivery.…
February 17, 2023
Questions and Fears, Faith and Might…
IT WAS A PRIVILEGE It was a privilege, little man, to celebrate your fourth birthday with you--just like it was a privilege to do Christmas with you and see the…
February 1, 2023
“I Shall Be Satisfied When I Awake”
Note: random picture from pixaby, not my babies... 😊 It's funny how dreams sometimes combine who we are with who we once were--and who we hope to be and who…
November 15, 2022
More Stars in the Dark?
I'm really not sure what I am going to write about today. I am sitting in a coffee shop in my little city of Wilkes-Barre, my favorite coffee shop here…
October 5, 2022
A Time of Change
"It was a time of change…" Change always throws me for a loop, as though my security lies in things continuing the way they have for the last half year…
August 16, 2022