I had a dream! I would create a family exactly like the family of my maternal grandparents. My family would live all around me, nearby so they could visit often. Our home would be filled with laughter. Harmony would reign. …
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To interact with this post on Seriously Write, click HERE. The new challenges of the marketplace are altering the writing journey for every writer I know. When we began, most of us never knew that privacy laws, Amazon’s algorithms, and …
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The past six months have brought a whirlwind of change and physical trauma. I don’t know how I’ve gotten through it, but for the grace of God. In the days when I can’t even focus my mind to pray, the …
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As the mother of a large family, I lived in tight community for decades. We moved in crowded circles, traveling in packs of sports parents, music parents, dance parents, debate parents, homeschool parents, and theatre parents. Other than a brief …
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During the Civil Rights movement my parents were attending college, then a hotbed of student activism, and I was in grade school. Because of what was happening in the world at that time, I was very aware of the national …
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I’m heading into Easter less than two weeks post surgery. During Lent, I was preoccupied with forms, registrations, doctor’s visits, and lab work. Then surgery. Now I’m recovering. During this holy season, I’ve been often distracted with the concerns of …
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God didn’t merely create the universe and then sit back to watch. From the very beginning, he sought relationship with us. God walked in the Garden with Adam and Eve, conversing in the cool of the day. When they chose …
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If you’ve ever relocated, you know how the experience dislocates us from past routines, identities, and spiritual practices. We humans are creatures of habit and community. As we establish patterns of life, the longer we do them, the deeper grows …
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To interact with this post at Seriously Write, click HERE. Dear writer, don’t despise your humble beginnings, whether these include your level of education, the size of your community, or the poor and simple family life from which you emerged. …
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There are trees blooming in our neighborhood – in February! Further down the street, there’s a rosebush in full bloom. Here in southern Texas for our first winter, these blooms are two months ahead of what is usual for us. …
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