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Cheerleaders

We sat enjoying our traditional vacation early morning at Cracker Barrel, sipping our coffee and noshing on Grandma’s Pancake breakfast. The older woman behind us was unlike most of this morning’s customers. She sat primly, beautifully coiffed hair, meticulous dress and make up. A frazzled young mother rushed in, hip-toting a baby girl who squealedContinue reading “Cheerleaders”

Passing the Chips

The baskets of chips move up and down the table while both the salsa and the margaritas flow easily. There are enough people gathered that multiple conversations are happening simultaneously, with questions and laughter and excited stories being told. Over tamales and enchiladas we learn more about each other, get caught up on our lives,Continue reading “Passing the Chips”

Let’s Be Sue

We recently had the joy of visiting my mother-in-law in her memory care unit. Alzheimer’s is, undoubtedly, an incidious thief, and yet I find myself fascinated by what remains, what essences sticks around stubbornly because it is so much a part of that person. For our mom, it’s both her sassy sense of humor, herContinue reading “Let’s Be Sue”

Space and Grace

I read the email, and my heart sank to the soles of my feet. In my work with foster children, there is a little boy waiting for his forever family. He is currently in a beautiful home with two supportive parents, siblings and pets. He is trying so hard to be happy, but still yearnsContinue reading “Space and Grace”

Surfing

Those Facebook memories get me every time. Some days I’m able to laugh and sink into a joyful memory, but honestly, some days they rip me wide open. It’s been two years since our last pictures were taken together, two years since her last trip to visit us on the farm. It’s been almost twoContinue reading “Surfing”

Come As You Are

Farm Church This Sunday 11:00 am Come as You Are I zip past the vinyl banner, hung in front of a camp/retreat center less than a mile from our home. I smile each time I pass, the sign being one of the many new things this suburban-bred girl is learning about living in the semi-ruralContinue reading “Come As You Are”

Nesting

It is an early spring morning, still somewhat cool and crisp, unusual for this time of year in the South. I sip my steaming black coffee while sitting in our little gazebo overlooking the pasture, the mountains looming tall behind me. I love living on this land. There is nothing in my life that wouldContinue reading “Nesting”

The Other Side of Boredom

Boredom. The act of doing nothing. Not knowing what to do. Not knowing what you want to do. Not really wanting to do anything. And yet being restless that nothing is going on. When my kids were little, we called it “the can’t help its”…when they would get into a mood, you know, THAT mood,Continue reading “The Other Side of Boredom”

Learned, Burned and Earned

Through a series of serendipitous events a few weeks ago, I was blessed to spend a weekend in Golden, CO with a dear friend. In addition to the long soul talks, great food and craft beer, spectacular fresh air and exquisite mountain ranges, the apex of the trip was seeing Michael Franti in concert atContinue reading “Learned, Burned and Earned”

Lost and Found

It is a crystal clear sky, deep, cloudless, calm. The sun dominates the scenery, the true star of the show. It’s that beautiful new spring day when the dreariness of winter has been blown aside by spring breezes and the peeking promise of summer. I climb up into my jeep, lovingly named Daisy Jane, theContinue reading “Lost and Found”