We played “Horse” in the driveway and baseball in the backyard. We went to a soccer game in the city, dinner with grandparents, and to the “Movie Gators” (Owen’s words) after. Heading home from the theater, I thanked them, “Thank you for such a beautiful day.” Audrey laughed lightly then answered in her […]
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ILLUMINATION
“You make me happy,” he spoke. “You helped me believe again in Goodness when it was something I struggled to see. You made me believe in high ideals, even if they aren’t always achieved—or sometimes even real. There are times when belief alone can make us better. You cast color into a beige […]
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LET IT BE
LET IT BE (Lenten reflection): How different would our world be if we gave without expectation of reciprocation and, instead, simply because it’s there? How different would we act if we worried less about receptions and perceptions and decided to offer the best in us whenever, and however, it shows? If love is caring for […]
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ALCHEMIST GOLD
Everyday, the common is transformed to treasure. Often, the most difficult part is admitting when, and how, it shows.
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RELIGION OF THE SUN
The bitterest days were past. A new front settled: warming the world and melting the snow and heavy ice of weeks before. Every dawn, the sun inched northward in its horizon breaking; and, every day, he waited and held witness to its rise. The ground would thaw, the wheat root stronger—tillering and giving […]