When it’s all been said and done—when we’ve sent that most important of all our Valentine’s cards, when that love letter with a heart drawn in the margin has been signed, sealed, and delivered, when that box of chocolates from the drugstore has been wrapped—what we really want on this Day is that somebody knows …
“Look, David, there’s a Cardinal in your composter,” Lori said. The bright red Cardinals immediately spark joy for us. We’ve seen as many as 10-12 Cardinals gathering around my composters. They don’t actually get in the compost; they are living ornaments adorning the otherwise plain and ugly. “Cardinals in the compost,” I said, echoing her …
We had just unpacked our suitcases from a weeklong trip to Oklahoma. Lori and I now divide our stay there; she spends most of her time with her mom in Edmond, and I drive to Altus to be with my brother. Lori’s mom has dementia, and my brother has ALS. Neither of those maladies gets …
“You missed her story.” I knew the Voice too well, though it did not speak audibly. It was more like a gentle nudge, a silent whisper. Lori and I were in Savannah, Georgia, and just before departing, we chanced upon a bookstore in the historic area of the city where we had spent three wonderful …
We’ve heard the New Year quips: “The closing of one chapter is the beginning of another,” “Endings precede new beginnings,” and most recently, “Goodbye, 2024, Hello 2025.” Here’s another one, though not specific to a new year: “All will be well, and all will be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.” It’s a …