The days, at last, are lengthening. When I step outside for the sunrise now it’s both earlier and noisier. The…
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we are all mothers this year
Be the one who, when you walk in, Grace shifts to the one who needs it most. Even if you’ve…
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first day of fall
Come down to the back patio,” my neighbor Debbie texts. “30 minutes,” I reply. “Am on the phone.” “I’ll wait,”…
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reasons to hope
“Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable.” ~ Mary Oliver Shortly before Christmas, on the raw, drizzly night when…
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a bouquet of peonies
I can’t tear myself away from home these days, nor am I getting much of anything done around here. The…
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Gracie, 8/20/00 – 11/18/13
Everyone we know who’s ever loved and lost a dog told us the same thing: that she would let us…
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