Yesterday I introduced Dad to a new friend. Well. I guess I need to explain. Ya see, God gave me the gift of a new friendship that started yesterday over La Madeline salads and iced coffee. It started out as a get-to-know-ya-let’s-help-each-other-with-Bible-study-stuff lunch, but it ended with a deep dive into our histories and who […]
a lil wicker loveseat.
Today my mom, Judy Hunter Smith, is 80. If you know my mom, you’re shocked; she looks 50. You’re also thankful for her because you surely have a story how she’s loved you over the years. I wrote her a letter today. And after I got the words down, I knew they weren’t just for […]
best birthday gift.
COVID quarantine birthday and Christmas made things weird. It’d be easy to focus on all the parts that we missed because of this viral cloud that landed on our casa. But instead, my 51st was the best. Was it because we were locked down doing puzzles, watching The Princess Bride, baking, and making cold brew […]
writers write.
I woke up with these two words today: WRITERS WRITE. Today I’m facing down the blinking cursor for the first time in weeks. Not sure why because a few weeks ago I wondered if I’d ever write again. Ever. And then today those two words were banging around in my brain…like a beeping alarm on […]
why pick up litter?
*repost from June 17, 2013. So so so many amazing thoughts/prayers/ideas/pains/questions coming from our week in Belize. I’ve done lots of writing…some will become blogs, I’m sure. Some have become prayers. But there’s one thing I’ve realized…there’s too much to sort out into nice neat piles of: thankful for this confused by this struggling to […]
flimsy.
Weird word, i know. But that’s the word i woke up thinking about: “flimsy.” Honestly, i kinda wondered if it means what i think it means. i googled it; it means “comparatively light and insubstantial, easily damaged.” Today is a big day for an important member of my tribe. Amy is getting a liver biopsy […]