thankful

  • Undone in Burlington

    I don’t know if it was the beautiful trees or engaging conversation, but my decades younger cousin, Megan, overshot the entrance to the Burlington, Vermont airport.  It was a quick turnaround–maybe two minutes–and we were the only car at the… Continue reading

  • We Three & Some Summer Spontaneity at South Haven

    The funeral was drawing to an end; in a few days I would have that empty ‘it’s over’ feeling.  Alone, not knowing how to process the whirlwind of the last two weeks.   I lamented to my cousins and a plan… Continue reading

  • Half a Merry Christmas

    The pre-lit tree got put up, but the lights on top didn’t work.  I finagled but ended up stringing lights over the dark branches.  A week later the bottom lights went out. I didn’t have the energy to decorate…I knew… Continue reading

  • Giddy for Gluten

    Last weekend, I  tried to be intentional in hopeful thinking.  I wanted my hope to be in the Lord, not in what I might learn or hear at my doctor appointment.  Sometimes changing my thinking is like turning a huge… Continue reading