Though I keep strands of twinkle lights around the house throughout the year, they’re abundant now in this spirited December season. On the piano and mantel, along the banister, outlining bedroom doors, around the kitchen window, along the porch railing, on the Christmas tree. One morning, with trees coated in ice and cold rain falling, I write … Continue reading multiplication
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tucking away some magic
some time was spent this past weekend getting the final things into our vegetable garden. as the weeks progress, we'll be adding here and there...like butternut squash following the sugar snap peas. but, for now, the seeds and seedlings are all nestled into our garden. i didn't get around to starting our tomatoes or peppers … Continue reading tucking away some magic
she was glad
she looked in the mirror and this is what she saw... she saw a woman full of love a woman full of shame she saw a woman full of courage a woman full of fear she saw a woman full of joy a woman full of doubt looking she saw a woman so full, brimming … Continue reading she was glad
my winter sycamores
i'm feeling a bit prickly these last few days. and i keep thinking about the winter branches around me this time of year...feeling a bit bare like them. these sycamore trees are on the property of our neighbors, and they bring me joy. when i'm out on a walk with my kids or when i drive down the street to our home, i … Continue reading my winter sycamores