We are at the bedside. It was the celestial weather report, wasn’t it, Mom? Here comes the snow, and off you go. We make the calls, send the texts, post the posts. When we return, they’ve bathed and dressed her in her favorite top, the one with the sparkle neckline. She wears her glasses, the […]
Archives for November 2011
Sunday Seasoned Sayings: Bless the One Who Blesses
And live! Oh, let him live! Deck him out in Sheba gold. Offer prayers unceasing to him, bless him from morning to night. Fields of golden grain in the land, cresting the mountains in wild exuberance, Cornucopias of praise, praises springing from the city like grass from the earth. May he never be forgotten, his […]
Five Minute Friday ~ Grateful
GO! Grateful for this home away from home that will in so many ways be hard to leave. Grateful for staff who have become friends–no, family–who have kept watch and cared for her with such love and dignity. Grateful for tender hands and compassionate hearts. Grateful for Nick who has seen so many come and […]
Learning Christ
The glider recognizes me this morning. I’ve spent a lot of time in it over these last weeks. I pull it out to the middle of the room so I can see out over the bay. I pick up this book and page through it, pause to savor words. And my heart stops on this […]
It’s Magic
Afternoon view from Mom’s window She brings her index finger to her tongue, licks it and points it toward the wall. Her finger quivers, and I think of E.T. “What are you doing, Mom?” “Magic,” she says. Later they come to reposition her. “We’re going to move you up in bed now.” They grasp the […]
Sunday Seasoned Sayings: Wait for Hope
When life is heavy and hard to take, go off by yourself. Enter the silence. Bow in prayer. Don’t ask questions: Wait for hope to appear. Don’t run from trouble. Take it full-face. The “worst” is never the worst. ~Lamentations 3:28-30 (Message) Linking with my friend, Deidra, and community for some simple Sunday inspiration. […]
Saturday Snaps: Cottage Window Views
On your feet now—applaud God! Bring a gift of laughter, sing yourselves into his presence. ~Psalm 100:1 (Message) Linking up with sweet Kelly. Follow the button for some amazing photos.
Five Minute Friday: Grow
Joining again with Lisa Jo and community. Spilling words for five minutes on this week’s prompt. GROW. Go! There is growth in the soft places. In the darkness of the womb, nourished by life. Sculpted by nothing. And babies grow into little girls. And little girls into young women. And there is no control. No […]
Puzzling the Pieces and Feeling Like Home
We’ve gone to the family room to Skype them in, the friends from the Netherlands. This technology, it’s new to my dad. My sister tries to describe the room we’re in. The sofa, she says, pulls out into a double bed. And the chairs recline. I’m surprised. They recline? Did they tell us that? They […]
Photoplay From My Back: Comfortable
I hover over her, squint at her tilted back and crooked neck. Are you comfortable? She looks up at me. Are you? No. I tug and pull and fluff her pillows. How is that– are you comfortable now? She looks up at me. Are you? Yes, I’m better. And we laugh. She hates this, […]
