It wouldn’t have mattered how many books I had read or that I had attended lectures and breakout sessions from the foremost experts in...

Sometimes, I can see it getting closer, But mostly, it’s really far away. I try hard to keep it from coming back, but I can’t. It’s...

On the day that summer turned to fall, I took my little son to the park. The blue of the sky made the clouds stand out, drawing our...

For a span of nearly twenty-five years, children of mine have had the privilege of being taught, nurtured, cared for, and loved by so...

It was the wax bottles, the Maryjanes, the sixlets, and the caramel bullseyes, along with a vast array of other vintage candies that held...

“I know a lot about dinosaurs. My favorite is the Velociraptor.” “Is that a big one?” I immediately regretted encouraging this boy to...

“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...

Had I paid more attention to the dandelions, these years may have made more sense. I figured that’s just how it was going to be. So many...

The sun was just beginning to set as I finally made my way out into the evening, leaving the confining walls of the hospital, alone, as I...

There’s true magic to outshine the first bloom of an orchid when, through self-study, patience, crossed fingers, and a bit of fish...

Pillars of light danced from the early evening waters of the lagoon, a thousand glow sticks from a summer’s festival stood mid air. The...

It’s going to take some time. I hope it doesn’t take forever. I must have been in second or third grade, and she was a year or two...

She didn’t say a word, and neither did I. It may have seemed like just a piece of paper, but to me it represented much more. For nearly...

Her baby wore a cotton sun hat, and I saw her at the old park that nearly met the expressway. We were neighbors, people that fell into...

“You could come to California.” For a second, my feet sunk into the hot sand on Venice Beach and the rhythm of the waves threatened to...

It was time to take the tree down. More needles had fallen to the ground than remained on the branches. The fires were burning, and the...

One day, she was just gone. Eva was the most striking of all the laying hens, with her nearly iridescent feathers, graceful presence, and...

I understand why they gave me  one of those spoon/fork combos, but it was nearly impossible to cut the “grilled chicken” that occupied...

It always seemed like such a project to put the hose away after I had finished watering in the yard. This was a task that offered no...