I Might Need a Nap

Wisdom from Daddy

The One About Borrowing Trouble

This morning my oldest was on her way back to college. She was going straight to…
Bad Storms and Birds’ Nests

This morning as I took Miss Sophie out for her morning constitutional, we came across a…
It Doesn’t Get Any Easier

“Eat lots of fruits and vegetables.” “Don’t eat too many strawberries.” “You know, you shouldn’t take…
Still Squaring Up…..Thirty Years Later

There has a been a lot of pain and joy and violence and heartbreak and celebration…
They Are Watching Us

I’ve been cranky this evening. With my poor family. And I only threw Miss Sophie’s “baby”…
Time to Unplug and Reset

I’m feeling a bit sanctimonious, y’all. That is the code word that Mama and my Great…
scatter seeds of kindness

spring breezes sunshine planting and tilling the soil and the thought washes over me like the…
The Bricks and the Twine

I can still see, in my mind’s eye, my Daddy’s strong and weathered hands, tying the…
Old Enough to Have a Back…..and then some

Today I was blessed by the bounty from the efforts of another. I had the privilege…
The Teacher I Never Had

Yesterday, my friend Baddest Mother Ever asked the question, “Who was your favorite teacher and why?”…