Tossed by the storm. Embraced through the storm. Saved from the storm. Framed by the storm. This was the scene in our backyard following the “Great Hailstorm” of 2008 (July 2.) Two giant pines crushed our above-ground pool, 48 feet round, 6 feet deep in the middle. A place of laughter and cannonballs and music […]
For the Fathered and the Fatherless
Copyright © 2010 by Sandra Heska King
To My Sissy On Her Birthday
White spots on a nose and baby feet. Shadows in the little house You not old enough to fear. Wispy memories. Separated by the miles Wrapped myself in shawl of self Duel pain unshared. Silent years. Late night laughter Stores and restaurants and icy parking lots Pancakes and pavilions. Treasured times. My sister. My best […]
Going to the Dentist
I had to go to the dentist today. I’m so glad my dentist’s name is Jim and not Tim and that he managed to numb me up without any drama. For some Friday fun, here’s that famous clip from the Carol Burnett Show featuring Tim Conway and Harvey Korman. And here is a scene from […]
Bittersweet
Startled by beauty Within my wall Deceptively sweet Bitter Bittersweet Nightshade. Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. Isaiah 5:20 (NIV) Copyright © 2010 by Sandra Heska King
It’s Crazy!
They call him Crazy Wheels. I don’t know his real name. Shame on me. He tools all over town in his motorized wheelchair. He gives kids rides. And once my son saw him in the interstate median. With the police. He was probably speeding from exit A to exit B. I saw him once at […]
A Special Touch
I drove Abby to the doctor for an incision check yesterday. She had a C-section a couple of weeks ago, and she’s not supposed to drive, of course. But she did. Among other things she shouldn’t have been doing. Because she’s impatient and needs to be in control. Because she feels like she has to […]
A Heart For Achile
“Compassion is sometimes the fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else’s skin. It is the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you, too.” ~ Frederick Buechner Jesus felt compassion for the hungry. And so […]
Sizzling Hot Abs
So this is my new toy. Because at my age, things–well, kind of rock and roll. Especially roll. And other things, like neck and back, get kind of stiff. You’ve seen the ads. Just sit back and rocket (rock it.) Support head and neck. Get sizzling hot abs. Um, right. I tried the beginner’s workout. […]
Going Batty
I’m not a fan of bats. The flying kind. They creep me out. I know they fly around doing good. Gobbling up a bazillion mosquitoes. Pollinating plants and spreading seeds. But they creep me out. I shudder to think how many visitors we knocked down in this old farmhouse and then released before having them […]
