Keep your eyes open if you are anywhere near northern Arkansas. Buds are sprouting, breaking free from a dark winter. Trees and buds must...

I stayed up until 2 a.m. this week because a poem was rattling around in my head. I just needed to get it down on paper. Before I knew...

I’d spent the morning watching the wind whiplash the daffodils, watching the dogs snuggle deeper into blankets, and working myself hard...

No matter what the world teaches and preaches, some things never change, especially in the country. Country dogs eat dry dog food and...

Mute. I woke up Tuesday morning with laryngitis. I have not experienced myself as silent before. And I am full of words! Two people in my...

When I awakened this morning, I recalled a friend from church sharing her back exercises with me months and months ago. I’m not sure if...

The list from my church grows longer and longer. That’s where I see names of those to be prayed for in this tangled world with its...

No one calls it a reunion, but two brothers and a sister (with spouses) come together. They are in their seventies and still have one...

Beyond Me (in memory of Karen Hayes) Mindlessly scrolling, a familiar photo pops up with the death announcement of the queen of skinny...

I’m okay with the earth sleeping in the winter. I can take a break from foliage, petals, colors, but when the skies stay gray day after...