Humanity can make you lose heart these days, which is why I treasure a 3” x 2.5” swatch of pink fabric given to me by a man I’ve never seen. When my decades-old sewing machine broke down, replacing it was low priority because I really only used it for mending or making mittens. The reason…
Author: Constance Colson-Clay
I’m a former ECPA Christian bestselling novelist, journalist and educator with twenty plus years of experience teaching kindergarten through university classes in private, public, secular and Christian institutions. I hold a bachelor’s degree in writing and a master’s in literature. My college sweetheart and I have been married thirty-six years, and I’ve homeschooled our children through high school. Our oldest daughter is now a medical doctor, our middle is an aspiring singer-songwriter with a bachelor's degree in music composition and our youngest is in high school. We love performing our original compositions (or doing pretty much anything) as a family.
In Praise of Neighbors
“Are the kids still up?” my husband asked as our minivan turned down the driveway. I strained to see through the trees. “Everything looks black.” Our teenagers usually lit up the house, played loud music, watched movies and gorged on junk food during our rare absences. “Someone’s been here.” He pointed to tire tracks in…