It’s been a two-week whirlwind of celebration at my house. I keep thinking about all that has happened and the story that keeps coming to mind is the confusion I sowed with my balloons! The first party was a baklava open house to which I invited everyone I knew and some people I didn’t know. Continue reading “Birthday Party”
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Basil’s Birthday and Updates
When I’m outside toasting smores with Mike and the boys, I wish for music, but when I imagine music, I imagine myself strumming easy chords on a new guitar with everyone singing happy praise music or campfire songs. Esther took my guitar as a birthday present last May, so we have sat in companionable silenceContinue reading “Basil’s Birthday and Updates”
Birthday Weekend Away
My birthday weekend began the moment I embraced my impotence and let the responsibilities fall away. I was halfway to the airport at Target last minute shopping for a swimsuit that fit me when Xenia called to explain her school shoe issue. They were wet because of a romp in the stream at the parkContinue reading “Birthday Weekend Away”