My father died eleven years ago. Pregnant with my first child, the news washed over me in alternating waves of sadness and disbelief. My puffy eyes reminded me of an unexpected death, my swollen abdomen of anticipated life. As one life exited the world, another prepared to make his entrance. Death and Life Like tormented […]
splices of life
Low-Tech Summer Reflections
We just wrapped up our first week of school. When the kids hopped in the car on the first day, I heard a question that had all but disappeared for a few months. Can we watch tv? I quickly changed the subject by announcing a trip to get ice cream to celebrate finishing the first […]
Reflections of a Quarantined Momma
I was a junior in college when I heard the news of the Twin Towers attack. Dr. Mark Rutland stood at the front of the the Bush Chapel Auditorium.With quiet strength, he shared with our small faith-based campus the nightmare that was actively unfolding. Nearly two decades have passed and I can still see myself […]
