Here a little, There a little

School books and small hands still smudged with breakfast gather around the dining table. The sun has been hiding behind foreboding clouds for days and we are all feeling unsettled. Easily irritated. Yesterday in a desperate attempt I broke out the Irish fiddle music and we all danced wildly in the kitchen. The clouds parted…

12 Years of All Boy

Twelve years ago today, you completely changed my world. I had no idea how much you would teach me about living fuller and feeling deeper… How grateful I am that you got to be held and loved by your Uncle Isaac before he burst into heaven just weeks after you were born. Cuddling you close…

The Little Thing of Words

“I’ll never get it!” Eyes flashed and the workbook skidded across the table. The pencil rolled, hit the chair and then thudded onto the tile floor, lead breaking in the process. Her eyes turned toward me, anger and triumph swirling together into a steaming attitude of “Just watch me!”  The first grade math problems aren’t…