March is truly a month of transition. All sorts of good things happen in March. Flocks of robins occupy the front yard, which is just beginning to green up. Daffodils, crocuses, and hyacinths lift cheery blooms of yellow and purple. Spring Peepers are heralding a change of season in a loud chorus of high-pitched croaks. The calendar tells us that Daylight Savings begins March … [Read more...] about What’s Next?
Sheri Wren Haymore
Beyond Love
Over Christmas, we watched the movie, “Love, Actually” (again). And I wondered, what is it about a love story that we find so compelling? If the success of the Hallmark Channel is any indication, happy endings are a big industry. All that yearning, heartbreak, attraction, more heartbreak, followed by the big kiss at the end– it strikes a chord. Consider the story of how my … [Read more...] about Beyond Love
Goodness Happens
Just yesterday, while we visited a newly opened winery, I watched our sweet little blind dog, Cercie, as she wandered at the end of her leash, smelling all the delightful new smells. I wondered, what does she think about? What does she remember about the years of her life with us? Since she came to us in 2013, my husband and I have lost all four of our parents, a … [Read more...] about Goodness Happens
HOPE, IMPOSSIBLY
Hope is always on our minds at Christmastime, isn’t it? We hope we haven’t left anyone off our gift list. We hope we get invited to the party, fix the decorations just right, and remember the kids’ costumes for the play. The kids hope it snows– we hope it doesn’t. There’s a lot of hope floating around before we even get to the day that Hope was born. When we read the … [Read more...] about HOPE, IMPOSSIBLY
On Life and Pecan Pie
November is a month of transition. No longer Autumn, but not quite Winter, November’s wind can have us reaching for a jacket, while the shorter days might hold us indoors. This can be depressing for some folks and invigorating for others. I find that with the leaves off the trees, we get a new perspective of dark limbs against blue sky that is particularly artistic. I also … [Read more...] about On Life and Pecan Pie
