Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
If ever we needed a holiday that celebrates love it’s now. We don’t need chocolate, flowers, jewelry or cards (though all of those are nice). This Valentine’s Day, we just need love. We need the kind of love that inspires a young woman to sit with her elderly neighbor all night because the neighbor lives [...]
I drew a heart in the dust on my husband’s truck to celebrate love and kindness week. Others might fashion more elaborate Valentines, but I doubt any will be more sincere. The truck earned its grit honestly during some busy, challenging days. I think its passengers did too. I’d like to draw a big, ole [...]
Sometimes I think St. Paul should have added a couple more adjectives to his ubiquitous definition of love. Because, along with being patient and kind, love is prolific. And, in addition to not being boastful or proud, it isn't scary. I thought about that this weekend as I was lucky enough to attend two beautiful [...]
My friend Jill gave me an antique heart for my birthday this year and I can’t stop thinking about how accurately it symbolizes foster parenting. Both beyond and within all the training and tears, the meetings and stress, the constant worry, the laughter, the learning and the love beats the heart. And, thankfully, it’s not [...]
I recently played a word association game called Bye Felicia with a 12-year old boy I know. The idea is to write down as many related words to an assigned topic as you can think of in 30 seconds. One of our categories was “Things you can open and close.” I chuckled as I wrote [...]