Grace in small things: part 4 of 365

1. Lila’s ability to turn the coldest day of the year thus far into a day at the beach (broken arm and all) with a bathing suit, towel and sunglasses. 2. The crackled surface of the chocolate cookies that just came out of the oven. 3. Feeling my feet on the earth, when I remember [...]

Winter solstice, bring back the light

I always go into winter with a huge list of projects I intend to accomplish in the evenings, forgetting that the early dark puts me to bed and sleep between 8:30 and 9:00. As we inch towards spring, I wake up again, and then rush about trying to make a dent in that list at [...]

Nowhere and points beyond

I had this friend. We traveled the road together for about 13 years and I figured we’d be shooting each other text messages in our eighties, or telepathically kicking each other in the ass from our respective front porch rocking chairs. But she decided she’s done with friendships, at least in the way and shape [...]

Grace in small things: part 3 of 365

1. A woman I love all the more (as much as it hurts, and in spite of the fact that it means I cannot call her friend–whatever that means,) because she is listening to the deep and taking care of herself in a way that I have never known anyone to do, a way that [...]

Grace in small things: part 2 of 365

1. Burt’s Bees Lip Balm and its tingly, minty, rosemary kiss. 2. The redbud outside the living room window coated in a thick layer of ice, scratching its long fingers against the glass. 3. Soft, white flannel sheets with multi-toned brown and blue stripes. 4. The mailman who keeps his sense of humor delivering massive [...]

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