“And if there’s tasks for me, darling let it be known.” —Bon Iver, “89” I had a feeling about the two hives at the west end of my apiary....

I wrote about baseball, beekeeping, and things that are taken from us.

“What are we doing today?” They wonder, as they wake, what will fill the new day that stretches before them. I had tried to sneak through...

We bought it out of necessity, and we loved it for so many reasons. Leaves fell from the trees even as I raked the spent garden in short...

It stood alone, illuminated by the glow of the moon in the early morning hours. The air was crisp, and I knew that my garden days were...

He stands proudly with stiffened shoulders, cheeks puffed as to nearly usurp his smug stone smile. The sparkle in the eyes of this...

I'm getting better at cracking open the boxes of my hives. I had better be, as beekeeping season is upon us. When I check on my bees, I...

I found them at the hour when the dusky sky was most beautiful. There was a small spot of darkness on the mounded snow, just where the...

She remembered things differently from what I could recall. Seasoned in some ways, I couldn’t see what was right in front of me. Despite...

Last year, they were probably heard screaming through to the second floor of the clinic, and there were fights…battles…battles that they...

Monday had a promising start: the sun shone brightly, and I had a few minutes to spare before I would be meeting my longtime friend, so I...

“Is my suit ready for tomorrow?” There was a sense of urgency tainted with a little hesitation that accompanied my son’s question. It was...

“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not into thine own understanding.” –Proverbs 3:5-6 “Shut up, you stupid idiot, or else...

In the morning, I saw my mother in the mirror for the very first time. A bit later that same day, my husband reminded me that my...

“How long do you think I’ll last? I mean, when do you think I am going to die?” Ethan’s questions still sometimes catch me a bit off...

Maybe he didn’t intend to leave it here, but I’m happy that he did. The whole kitchen fills with the smell of good coffee, because it’s...

But there really aren’t any directions, at least not any reliable ones.  I thought things were better, but then it comes screaming back....

Something happened. Something went wrong, or maybe it didn’t. Words that interrupted my idle thoughts as I stood at the kitchen sink, ...

Here is what I hope you will know: it is different. Raising babies that I have birthed is not the same as raising children not born to...

What she said must have been true, or I might have remained a captive audience. As my attention turned elsewhere, my thoughts rotated...