It rained two inches yesterday. The ground is wet, but already, the sun and wind have moved ponded water from its place. The skin of the earth is a lighter brown as water settles deeper and the surface dries in the sun. It is too wet for field work but a beautiful day […]
Browsing Tag: Father and Son
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SPOILED
It is after dark before I am home. The house is quiet, and the children are “in bed,” having a sleepover in Audrey’s room. I shower, washing free the dirt from a day in the field, and when I exit the bathroom, a child waits in the kitchen with their mother. He “can’t […]
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EVERYDAY
Just another everyday,One that I will miss:That makes you smile, shake your head,Thank God for the bliss.
Quick Thought
MOMENT WHILE IT LIVES
I love the sound of a child’s door drawn over carpet in the morning, the known cadence of little feet as he walks—still sleepy-eyed—out from his room, and the high sound of his voice when he calls to me from the hall. He is growing fast, and if he follows the course of his […]
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WHEN YOU LIVE IT
I wrote a new story today, posted up on its own page: WHEN YOU LIVE IT
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SPECIAL
“I found your website today,” my son told me. He searched for it during computer time at school when they are given time to read and learn on their own. He searched for it last week but didn’t know the address. I showed him when he told me that he couldn’t find it, and […]