Grandpa’s Jars

A midweek fiction offering for you. I wrote this to share at this year’s Soil and Water Conservation District Christmas party. I value my family’s ability to live close to the land and honor its many gifts. As you consider your many blessings at the close of the year, lift a prayer of gratitude and…

#NotThatMom

“Do you have the right shapewear for this one?” “Oh! I’ve always loved Spanx but did you hear about Skims by Kim Kardashian? I just bought my first body suit from her and I love it! You should try it.” “Honey, if you choose this one, we’ll have to find a new pushup bra for…

The Stories We Tell

Each of us is a storyteller.  Inside of us stories swirl in a stew of past and present, bumping into one another, forming and reforming. Favorites stay at the surface, evolving only slightly due to the number of times we share them. Our neural pathways somehow hold this collection of regulars together, finding consistent and…