a snack-time haiku
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three gummy bear rows sticky, almost gobbled up preparing for war....
three.
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Or “phree,” as you might say, holding your three fingers high in the air, as if to warn the world before you, “I’m coming!” And...
{this day}: daytrip to austin
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{this moment}: A Friday ritual. A single photo capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause,...
seven.
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Seven years, Burke? Could it really be seven years since I held your new six pound frame, so fragile and unknown to me? Is it...
“Mom, can I be a dancing girl, even when I’m a grown-up?”
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All is quiet. But I hear it approaching, her spirit and body tapping on the earth. Smiling toward her toes, she already knows awakening is...
learning at home (and elsewhere)
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When friends who don’t homeschool first hear that I do, if they don’t immediately respond with the socialization question (which is merely a polite way...
{this moment}: “I see you, Nina!”
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{this moment}: A Friday ritual. A single photo capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause,...
good medicine, indeed.
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“Are we having THAT for dinner?” Liam asks with disdain as he watches me slide another zucchini down the mandolin. “Yes.” I simply retort, looking...
{this moment}: celebrating a beautiful February day with watercolors
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{this moment}: A Friday ritual. A single photo capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause,...
happy valentine’s day.
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Sometimes I forget the whimsy of this day, laden with colorful hearts and kisses and cards. But you, children, did not. You each meandered over...
