“Yesterday, a child came out to wonder”. The voice in my head pleaded, “Don’t cry…don’t cry…don’t cry on your way to the post office.” I...

I didn’t know what to say, so I didn’t say anything. I had no idea what to do, so I did nothing. Still, the days passed, and there was...

It sure is cold outside. She was as sweet a baby as ever I have known, and I was so happy that she was mine. But actually, she wasn’t...

It’s not that I’ve lost my way; I am just not yet sure where I am going. For a time, I was sure that I knew: the activities of my future...

I’m sorry. I understand. I mean I don’t understand, but I think I might know why. Not exactly…maybe… I watch you. I can see you clutching...

The wall is made of so many things which, separately, split souls that cry out to the empty darkness, but bound together become ...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

Four new baby chicks will be coming to the farm this spring. By the end of the summer, these new girls should be laying eggs alongside...

My own words played incessantly in my head: so many years, so many services and specialists, twenty medications, and no answers. I...

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