Courage
Ari Ray Sherman, you are two years old. It seems I should have written more, prayed more, and sat with you more in these two years, but somehow birthdays always […]
Ari Ray Sherman, you are two years old. It seems I should have written more, prayed more, and sat with you more in these two years, but somehow birthdays always […]
I started writing this post days, now weeks ago, but then set it aside due to a nagging self-consciousness that the thoughts and thread are worn thin or even simply […]
A few days ago I was delighted to find myself sitting in a group of uniquely impressive and story-drenched women. Some knew one another well while a few, like me, were […]
Greg and our eldest son, Jack, are gone tonight, on a first father-son camping trip. Last night we packed Greg’s bag with the normal backcountry gear, then added some notably […]
Jack: We sat on the patio a few days ago, crowded in a square of shade, eating ruby grapes and pumpkin seeds, and reading the random selection of books you […]
There are a myriad of excuses for my writing drought these past several weeks, but the most telling and true and the one I am sitting with these recent days is […]
This past Sunday, a man named Ed who lives with ALS stepped on stage and spoke in a shaky but still clear voice. As his muscles slow, Ed’s abilities to […]
My attempts thus far to examine fantasy seem, to me, too cute or simplified or cleaned-up to get at the gritty details of what’s shadowing me these days. Maybe I’m […]
In a fluke of clear thinking, I pulled out glitter glue this morning. You see, several weeks ago I ordered a giant box of toddler-appropriate art supplies after squabbling with […]
Two nights ago I stood and laughed the kind of laugh that makes your eyes disappear behind cheeks as Ari “walked” behind a neighbor’s large toy dinosaur—fully equipped with lights, […]