The Teeter Swing
When I was a little girl, my sister and I had an old metal teeter swing in our backyard. It wasn’t fancy—just two faded seats facing each other, a set of pedals for our...
Category: Family
Vacation Mindset
This is a gentleman I met in Jerusalem. He blessed me by slowing me down enough to feel the presence of the Lord all around me. I am forever grateful… When my family goes...
“Hey Nana, I Got One!”
When my granddaughter was about four years old, she loved coming over for day visits. She was a lively, petite little thing, full of energy and curiosity. I was always looking for ways to...
Spiritual Fruit
This summer, my 9-year-old grandson and I ventured out to pick muscadines. The vines were heavy with clusters—some grapes high and out of reach, others hanging low, ready for little hands to pluck. We...
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Baby Grand is always ready to tackle a job. Since he was two years old, his job has been to take the cream pods from the big glass jar in the pantry and place...
Morning Coffee Interrupted
Nanny enjoying her morning coffee & cigarette while sitting on the dog house in her backyard. Now that I’m a Nana, I realize that my maternal grandmother’s specter-like movements around the house in the...
Three Nails
My daddy is a master carpenter. His work is heralded for its perfection and durability. “More is better when it comes to nails,” I’ve heard him say countless times over the years. As we...
Call Waiting
The phone in Mother’s kitchen had one of those extra-long spiral wound cords. While she talked on the phone, she could cook, set the table, wash dishes… On occasion, she stretched that cord all...
Mother
My mother touching up photographs by hand. Wasn’t she lovely! Her pulse was weak and thready. My hand lay in the center of her chest. With my eyes closed, my sense of touch was...
First Snow
With his legs crossed at the ankles, Papaw leaned against the door jamb of the bedroom. His blue eyes shone with the gleam of anticipation. It was a cold morning. My sister and I...