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Close to the surface

“Would you like to take another machine?” I ask Claudia, as we stand in the church parking lot, a considerate 6’ apart. The Sewing Machine

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Together, Apart

I’ve been keeping a quarantine journal and it amazes me how some days feel like they stretch on forever, while some seem so short. There

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A new schedule

I started keeping a bullet journal in September 2019. A place for daily schedules and notes, thoughts and agendas, I chose a comfortable, black bound

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This is what’s true

The light filters in through the geraniums that are wondering when they’ll get to go outside. I rest my head back in an attempt to

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Sunrise

Moving through the darkness we feel along the familiarities of the house—a temporary home we’ve just recently come to know. ”We’re going to see the

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The Gift of Darkness

Up earlier than usual this morning I ran the familiar assessment that comes in the wee hours. Have I slept enough to make it through

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World Citizens

“I love you,” I murmured into my son’s chest, his 6’4″ frame wrapped around me. Lanky and strong he held me tight, “I’ll miss you,

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