July

I haven’t written in a month, but July is like that every year. July is kind of like December. You love everything that there is to do but you don’t intend to keep up this kind of pace forever. Also, the boys keep finding me. My red birds have moved into their summer home in the cedars along the little springs and creeks under the trees. Goldfinches are still around at the feeders and the hummingbirds have moved back in. … Continue readingJuly

Just a Few Little Mercies

The youngest kid home from the hospital and back to being the boss…. Radishes coming in, letting the world know that spring is here for real…. Wild poppies in the bottom field…. Little February geranium seeds spreading out into the late April sunshine…. A complete acceptance, love, and forgiveness from the God who the entire universe can’t contain is such a big thought, my brain can’t hold it. So he sends these little bite-sized mercies along. A quiet urging toward … Continue readingJust a Few Little Mercies