Newsflash: I really, really hate moving. In the last four years, I’ve moved four times: into the dorms, into an apartment, across the country to our first apartment in Arizona, then to a rental house, and now, back to an apartment at the end of September, an apartment that we haven’t found yet. Whenever we look at an apartment and… View Post
Waxing Poetic Wednesday: Back to School
It’s that time of year! For the first time in a very long time, I won’t be going back to school. I’m not sure how I feel about that. But for all of you who are, or have children who are, here’s todays Waxing Poetic poem: Back to School by Aileen Fischer When the summer smells like apples and shadows… View Post
Five Fall Fashion Trends, Yay or Nay?
I picked up a couple magazines in the airport for some light reading, and caught up on the fall fashion forecast while I was traveling back and forth to Iowa. Here’s some of the “in” looks we can expect to be seeing as September approaches, along with my rating (and yes, I’m aware that it should be “yea” and nay;… View Post
Waxing Poetic Wednesday: Harvest
Harvest by Mary Naylor August, with its clouds of scented blooms, August, with its great stacks of giant clouds, August, with corn plants standing like rows of soldiers, August, with watermelons, full and heavy, dozing in the sun, August. August, remember swimming in the lake? August, remember baby Alice daintily eating berries from the vine? August, remember Richie playing with… View Post
My Home Away From Home
It’s strange how two places can feel like home at the same time. Going to Iowa and spending time with my family, the church I grew up in, and long-time friends felt like coming home. But so does arriving in Arizona, being with Brian again, and going to church with my church family. Sometimes when visiting my hometown, I find… View Post
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