I thought it strange when Basil was slow to sign up for spring classes but assumed it was his cavalier attitude towards adulting. Christmas came and went and he still hadn’t responded to any of my hints.A few days later when half the house was down with a stomach bug, Basil texted me, “I wantContinue reading “From Sunshine to Snow”
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Summer Recap
The week before the Fourth of July, Mike and I vacationed in Fort Worth. Esther, John Ben, and Misha had fun back in Texas with John Ben’s wonderful folks, and Jonah, Xenia, and Justin caught the bus at St. Peter’s Church up to Camp Raphael in Oklahoma. Mike worked from our hotel while I wentContinue reading “Summer Recap”
Graduation Witness
The journey of motherhood from finding out I was pregnant with Esther to attending her college graduation has not been what I expected. This weekend felt like an ending, but my older friends assure me there is still more to come. That may be, but this weekend made me feel how diminished my active roleContinue reading “Graduation Witness”
College Trip
I’ve had writer’s block for a while. I decided to pick up on the last story I intended to write and that seems to have loosed the gates. Here’s the story of my trip to Georgia to take Sophia out to college. Taking Sophia to College August 2021 It wasn’t the vacation I had dreamedContinue reading “College Trip”
The Jumping Incident
After my ladies’ getaway, Kelly and Christa and I plotted to take a trip to Africa as soon as the pandemic lifts. I’m reading “Into Africa” a book about Dr. Livingstone and his search for the source of the Nile. When I looked up the source of the Nile, I found tourist adventures in UgandaContinue reading “The Jumping Incident”
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