be a light

“I can’t smell my coffee” was followed later in the day by, “This ketchup tastes awful!” No, please let it not be so! We’d been lucky enough to avoid COVID this whole year, so why now? Why just days before Christmas, when we’d been planning a beautiful gathering with our family and surprise visitors, our... Continue Reading →

not anymore, dear little one

Do you have one loved little one, like me, that’s always screaming for your attention, always interrupting things?  Do you have one that no matter how hard you try and how calm you attempt to make your surroundings, will always squawk just as you’re sitting down to dinner or just as you’re about to get... Continue Reading →

joy unspeakable joy

She gave me a wry grin and shook her head. "Is that getting old?" I asked. "Yes," she said, but her laughter told me she (sorta) liked my little comedy routine. Now that my daughter and husband (and most of us) are doing school and work at home, I say, "Drive safe!" and "See you... Continue Reading →

the dash that is our life

Yesterday, I visited the cemetery where my dad was laid to rest in 1985. I hadn't planned to stop there, but construction and a wrong turn after dropping my mom at the airport led me on an adventure through the city of Chicago, and then to the highway that passed his exit. I settled in... Continue Reading →

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