Few people know about my fascination with the Civil War. I don’t talk about it. Guess I figure most are not that interested in American...

Night sky frays to early day. A kind light approaches above the mountains. This is the day my friend leaves her home to catch a plane....

I know I’m a mother, but my mind is still on what happened yesterday in Walmart. That’s right. I ventured out because I needed a...

It’s the third day of May. The purple irises I dug up from your yard are blooming their heads off, as you’d always say. The grass is...

I’ll never forget the question. I paused, looked up at the woman, and said something like this: “It helps me wrap my mind around whatever...

“You have a book beside every chair in the house,” he said. I looked at him. “Yes, that’s how I’m getting through the pandemic.” He...

But first, there was Good Friday. Jesus Christ had hung on the cross six hours, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., when He said, “Father, into...

And the people stayed home. And read books, and listened, and rested, and exercised, and made art, and played games, and learned new ways...

It’s a huge job. Tiring and joy-packed, if you have the nerve to take it on, if you are willing to live out the role. No money in this...

It’s Wednesday evening. Light is dimming in the sky. During normal times, we are picking up children in a van for church. Today is...