Coldest Day
Today started with a migraine, a mad rush around the mess my daughter left in my bathroom to get ready, tripping over stuff my son was supposed to put away,…
A Long Walk
I had intended to write something about God changing His mind for this post. Pretty hefty topic and I don’t think I’m up to the task, so I’ll just say…
And Behind This Door…
These doorknobs are from my grandparents pre-hurricane house, the one they lived in for more than 50 years. That’s the one that smelled of Carter Hall tobacco and comfort food….
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Peruvian Memories and Plungers
The other night, I was looking around the house for some way to get a 365 in using any part of me but my face and crazy hair, when I…
A Thicket Called Womanhood
With this 365 I thought I’d take the chance to say a word about mothering my daughter at the age of 15: purifying. Like a vat of molten precious metal…
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A Few More Days
Don’t have much to accompany these photos- I think October fried my brain. When I wasn’t posing in front of a dirty window or over a dirty river, I…
What I Learned from My Daughter
Look at my face in this picture (I’m on the left.) That is the expression of someone feeling very blessed to know her own child. (Watchman Trail, Zion Park, Utah)…
If it Doesn’t Kill You, It Makes You the Hulk
The bear said, Isabel, glad to meet you, How do, Isabel, now I’ll eat you!Isabel, Isabel, didn’t worry,Isabel didn’t scream or scurry.She washed her hands and she straightened…
I Need Isaiah
It isn’t often that you hear someone say, “I need Isaiah!” As in the prophet, the book in the Old Testament. As in “Woe to you…” (365 Day 257) Today…
Just Plain Me
I was re-reading old posts the other day, since the main point of this blog was for me to keep track of me. I never really thought anyone would…