Carpe Diem

My husband and I were thrilled with our firstborn, but people congratulating us usually added, “Enjoy your time with her. Soon she’ll be in school and you’ll be writing again.” Sure, I’d think, in about eighteen years. The reality was almost double, although God had clearly blessed us with our miracle child. I was young,…

The Good, the Bad and the Pink

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…