An Unfinished Love List
I love wrapping my hands around a warm mug of tea in the winter. I love how my son rests his head on my shoulder and strokes my hair. I…
I love wrapping my hands around a warm mug of tea in the winter. I love how my son rests his head on my shoulder and strokes my hair. I…
“I want to share with you, Mom,” my daughter declares as I plop a plate of apples and peanut butter in front of her while half turned on my way…
It was the sweetest little wooden Noah’s ark set that I snagged for a few bucks at a thrift sale. I couldn’t wait to bring it home, give it a…
After dinner one Sunday at my parent's house, someone pulls out a stack of old photos. Sudden gasps and bursts of laughter arise in every corner of the room as…
Thump! The laundry basket hits the ground with a thud, and I take a seat next to it, preparing to fold. My daughter peers in and pulls out a facecloth,…
My daughter shrugged her shoulders and smiled with squinty eyes as we clinked our respective beverages, imaginary and real, together. I sipped my coffee as she continued to arrange and…
Mud-streaked snow covers the ground in patches and the sky settles like a grey blanket over the rooftops. Cheery twinkle lights on evergreen trees have become dull brown branches against a…
It was sometime in early January of 2022 when I was in the midst of planning a party that would never actually happen. Some of my dearest friends from college…
Last year before Christmas, the time came for my family to pick out a tree. It was my daughter’s first Christmas, and I was giddily excited to show her the…
When I first found out that the due date for my second child was in October, I was immediately thrilled. Cuddling a newborn in the fall somehow seemed like the…