“Can I say a bad word?” At least he asked permission. “If you really have to, go in the bathroom and yell it into the toilet,” I offered...

He had spun me from what was left of my childhood, turning me toward the rich path of motherhood by his very existence. I made...

It always seemed like by the time I would notice that the magnolia blossoms had opened, the petals had begun to fade and fall from the...

Yesterday, I was having a good day, which really wouldn’t seem extraordinary except there just haven’t been a whole lot of them lately. A...

“Mom, why is your garden really empty right now?” The words of my five-year-old came from a place of curiosity. The corn stalks that had...

It’s helpful, necessary, and smart. It’s good practice. Also, it’s terrifying. There’s no more solace to be found in the garden these...

It was hard to discern where the brilliant blue sky became the ocean’s choppy waves, where the hope looked more like fear. From his...

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...

We don’t have to go back to some of the hard things. We have come so very far. Last year at this time, as the cold set in, we were...

I guess you only get so many chances, at least in this life. Nancy, my favorite chicken, went quietly in the early morning cold of All...

They’re a bit like my children, hummingbirds. We never know how long they will stay, or when they are going to come back. I have made a...

My nine-year-old and a couple of his buddies were loading into our car after baseball practice. Before I had started the engine, he...

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

The eventuality of the last game of the regular baseball season stirs me at a primal level, to some sort of overwhelming sadness, knowing...