May 27, 2014 | birds & bears
I had just gotten out of my car when I heard such a racket in the front yard I headed straight there. Much to my delight, this little one was making its presence known—in a rather demanding, vociferous way. No doubt (s)he felt a bit slighted, what with all my focus...
Jul 26, 2013 | Moments of Grace
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This email from my cousin, Meg Kollock Hall, arrived rather quietly after I wrote of my sadness about the approaching departure of my daughter, who leaves for college next week. It touched me so deeply I...
May 24, 2013 | god & grace
We were visiting my cousins in Georgia, a plan hatched specifically as a spirit-lifter for my sweet Daddy. But the weekend turned out to be a special gift to each one of us. Everywhere I turned, it seemed, were small gatherings of cousins and brothers, uncles and...
May 21, 2013 | god & grace
My mother was an only child. My dad has one sister. So when it comes to first cousins, you might think my brothers and I came up a little thin. You’d be so wrong. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Each summer, our parents would pack the four of us into the station...
