Happy fall!
Crisp fall air. Charcoal smoldering in a grill. A porch swing caught in a breeze, beckoning. Drying corn along quiet country roads. Baby giggles. Sun-scented laundry. Family wedding plans… Continue reading Happy fall!
Tag: family
That I’ll probably be a snowbird and other things you might not know about me
It’s true. I’ll probably be the old lady who moves to Florida every winter. Continue reading That I’ll probably be a snowbird and other things you might not know about me
An Illinois New Year
It was wonderful: a belated Christmas celebration, lots of food, church and friend fellowship, a helicopter ride, little people love, morning talks at the breakfast table, evening talks snuggled in fat couches, warmth, dryers, carpet, etc.
But the truth is, it’s also good to be back in Spain. It has taken a full week of not-so-good days to be able to say that. Continue reading An Illinois New Year
Recommended books for you
As 2019 closes, I decided to give you a few recommendations from my 2019 reading list. This is just a list; if you want to know more about a particular book, check out the link provided. Continue reading Recommended books for you
Birth day celebrations
I have never shared my birthday month with any of my family members… until this year. And I am ecstatic to welcome a little niece and extra-little twin nephews born two days apart (with my birthday sandwiched between them)! Continue reading Birth day celebrations
Overseas aunting
Family is such a part of who I have grown up to be that leaving home was like ripping out part of my inner being. Especially when I think of the little nieces and nephews who may never even know me well. They are the ones who don’t understand why they receive lots of cuddles one day and the next day I’m gone.
Overseas aunting stinks. Continue reading Overseas aunting
The lightning bug prayer
One of the childhood memories I treasure the most is the summer evening I found an injured lightning bug. Its wings were bent and useless.
Heartbroken by this poor creature’s dilemma, I carried it to where Mom was working in the flowerbed behind the garage. I cried as I showed her the bent bug. Continue reading The lightning bug prayer
Welcome, Nettie
This tiny little gem was born yesterday afternoon. Continue reading Welcome, Nettie
Lose your life for my sake: Remembering Grandpa
Florence, Italy. My sister, my friend, and I had been planning this trip for months. Flights, buses, trains, shuttles, airbnbs, tourist sites.
But there in the park, I was thinking about losing life. Because while we were still in Madrid, Grandpa had passed from this world to the next. Continue reading Lose your life for my sake: Remembering Grandpa
France and other things
Meanwhile, enjoy a few pictures from a recent (and brief) trip to Lyon, France. Although the trip was not a vacation, we managed to spend an afternoon touring parts of the city. Continue reading France and other things
