This Unexpected Life

Today is Mother's Day. Sigh. It's a good day, unless it's not. And there are too many that I know or think of who struggle w...

Two years ago, I was opening my heart to the reality of my new daughter. By this time in 2013, we knew her name and had a single picture and...

Let me start with this. I don't like dogs.  I've had a few unfortunate experiences with dogs in my life. One centers on three na...

"A simple wind of despair will easily break them. What must we do, my friends?" All the faces in the crowd became serious. "...

[Full Disclaimer: I started this post on Sunday. Then I put it aside to add pictures later. And now it's Tuesday night and there are sti...

I spend a lot of time thinking about this blog: what's it's focus should be, what I know a lot about, what I'm passionate about....

My house has become a bit lighter in the past few weeks. No, if you've been here, you probably wouldn't notice right away. It...