Waving in the wind In layers of color, leaves Shift and fall to earth Today is a rather blustery day. The wind, cold from the north, swept in on the heels of yesterday’s rain. I turned on the heater for the first time this morning. The kids all willingly wore their jackets to school. I [...]

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It’s Sunday afternoon, and I’m enjoying my usual spot on the couch, next to my football-watching husband. With the noise of the game in the background, I read the paper, visit Pinterest, Tweet, and write. It’s relaxing, in a strange, noisy way. Today, for most of the 1:00 game, I wrote in fits and starts. [...]

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I sit at the kitchen table with my laptop, listening to the incessant drumming of the dryer, paired with the sloshing of the washer. LC told me that Tess the Puppy scared herself on his drum kit this morning. Her wagging tail apparently hit the bass drum, making her jump and whirl around. I’ve got [...]

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I sit up straight at my little round table at Starbucks, listening to the latest alt-folk songstress as she emotes about love, or angst, or maybe love and angst. At the next table, a pastor meets with a couple to discuss their wedding ceremony. Another couple across the aisle is chatting quietly in either Portuguese… [...]

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This post is part of the One Word at a Time Blog Carnival hosted by Bridget Chumbley. The week’s topic: Fellowship. With my apologies in advance, here’s an attempt at a poem: In the Fellowship Hall Eleven years old, Legs cold on a metal folding chair. Surrounded by fellowship In an echoing hall. Sunday mornings, [...]

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I’m not feeling very thankful tonight. It’s not that I’m grumpy or ungrateful, exactly. More like I’m too busy. We’re all home for Thanksgiving break, and today has been a day of boredom. And whining. That, in spite of yesterday’s outing to see Megamind, I “never spend any time with” the kids. What is it [...]

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My late father-in-law, Lt Col Charles Wetzel, Sr Air Force He served his country at a pivotal point in history. Navigated B26 bombers in WWII. Served in counterintelligence in Germany after WWII (catching Nazis). Navigated for Strategic Air Command. Worked on the Minuteman Project (world’s first ballistic missiles). My father-in-law worked on some important projects [...]

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I don’t like the topic that I’m about to write about. Seriously, I have some pretty strong feelings about this subject. What is it? Condemnation (i.e. disapproval or judgment). I know, right? Who has positive feelings about THAT? Maybe the members of the Inquisition… (“NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition!”) Now. Setting aside the (lamer than [...]

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I can feel it: Fall is here. Leaves have been changing for a couple weeks. The grass has virtually stopped growing (which makes my son, aka Lawnmower Boy, very happy). But until last week, the WEATHER here in Atlanta was not very autumnal. Ah, but last week, the temperatures dropped. And the Southern humidity FINALLY [...]

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In colder climates than mine, snow means something different from what I’m used to in Georgia. Here, it’s fun and sledding and a day off from school and hot cocoa and wet boots in front of a warm fire. For the RARE two snow days in a row, it does get a little tedious here [...]

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