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Archer Road Trip – Day 1
The last time our family went on a vacation together – all of us, Caleb spun into a self-injurious behaviour cycle. That cycle was number three or four, but believe me, we wanted to do everythin... Read More
Graduation
Emma recently ‘graduated’ from High School. I say ‘graduated’ but of course she didn’t really – that term is awarded rather specifically to one who has earned the h... Read More
On This Day
This morning I read an old journal of mine written in the days before my son Caleb was born. It contained my thoughts, anticipations and fears about what it would be like to be a mom. I wrote but was ... Read More
In This Season – Spring
I bought a new book a few weeks ago, by an author I appreciate very much, Belden Lane. I read his first book, The Solace of Fierce Landscapes, as if it had been written for me. When I saw this new bo... Read More
Liturgy – Silence
Saturday’s in my childhood were work days – my mother’s cleaning day, my dad’s mow the lawn day. But Saturday’s now are a day of rest and because I’m not prying oth... Read More
Liturgy – Pass the Peace
Today I had a hard day and it was because Emma, my daughter was struggling. Emma is strong and has always been strong. So, when her world is complicated by illness, or hormonal spikes, or who knows wh... Read More
Liturgy – Prayers of the People
I had some trouble with this poem, which accounts for the space between the first poem, in this Liturgy for the New Year series, and this one. But the poem I had written began to fall apart. This happ... Read More
Holding you close
In the middle of this Advent season, I had to take Emma for blood work. Well, actually it should have been done two months ago, but I was procrastinating because of the effort that must be put i... Read More