Tag: love
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Messy Matt Makes A Move
I’ve loved storms since I was a little girl. I’ve never been bothered by bursts of thunder and strobes of lightning. I enjoy angry skies. Not everyone does. I’ve got friends who hide in their family room with the TV turned up so they don’t have to hear storms. We had a dog once that…
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Love Means Never Having To Say Goodbye
It’s never easy saying goodbye. Especially if hello just happened. Chris and Melody have been apart for three weeks. He hasn’t seen his newborn for quite some time. Babies grow a lot in three weeks. When Melody had emergency gall bladder surgery, Chris had already started working in Washington D.C. teaching middle and high school. He’d…
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Doggone That Wag
Mom wouldn’t let us have a dog growing up. She didn’t want to be the one to take care of it. We did have a dog for a couple of weeks when I was in eighth grade. Dad brought her home, much to Mom’s chagrin. A beagle who loved to chew on everything. Her name was Holly,…
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The Beautiful Game–More Or Much Less
Isley has wanted to be a soccer player for awhile. Number four of five children, she’s seen her three older siblings don uniforms, head to the pitch, and engage in the beautiful game. Being an uninvolved observer, she’s been wondering when it would be her turn to play. To have a chance to show her…
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It’s A Full Flight, So Find Your Seat
It’s been a crazy three-week stretch. I’ve done more traveling than I’m used to. I’ve always love the idea of travel–going new places, being with people well-loved and seldom-seen, enjoying sights and smells that aren’t typical to me. But there are those airplanes involved. I’m not whining about the speed at which planes can…