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Maybe a sip of water will help. The lump rising in my throat caused my voice to crack, “Yeah. Sure, we can meet at the store later this afternoon.” Another unexpected-all-to-sudden departure. Foster care. I love it and hate it with all of my heart. Truly. Last night from the porch while the frogs…
The best way to finish something is to start. We could start with how many times I’ve started this post in my head, or we could start with the come-apart I had in the car on the day 14 days ago. Thankfully no children were present, and only the passerby in the parking lot…
Is this thing on? Tap. Tap. Can you hear me now? I wasn’t sure if my computer would work it’s been so long since I opened it. You’ve heard you can’t be two places at once? It’s true. To be present offline is to be absent online. The…
They were everywhere. Tall ones, short ones, skinny and fat, bushy, prickly ones. Weeds. They were choking out our garden. It’s astonishing how fast they come on after a few summer showers. The time to declare war on the pesky pest was now or never lest our garden plants perish!! Our tiller’s on the…
The dam broke & my mind raced back to the night of that heated exchange. I was standing at the foot of their bedroom steps in the midst of a teenage tantrum. The summer air was suffocating in more ways than one. His words spoken through gritted teeth, ringing in my ear, “You’re…