What do you get when children get sick, appliances quit, bills go up, and sleep doesn’t arrive? Sixteen tons of life composed entirely of trouble and sorrow. That’s what it feels like sometimes. It feels like nothing good ever happens. Too often, bad seems to overshadow the remnants of the good that brightens our world.Continue reading “The Shining Lights”
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The Decorations
This year, we have chosen a retro theme for our Christmas decor. Retro, meaning nothing matches. Our Christmas tree is the goulash of trees. There isn’t a theme at all. I remember my Great Grandma Dobbs tree. She had those good Christmas lights. She’d probably had them since the 60s or 70s. They were pale,Continue reading “The Decorations”
The Son in my Shadow
We bought a bunk bed for the boys. They were so excited. The setup went something like this: I brought the massive cardboard box into the garage. I opened the door connecting the garage to the house. Son #2 stood in the open doorway. “What doin’ Dada?” “I’m opening up this cardboard box to setContinue reading “The Son in my Shadow”
The Modern-Day Carol
I was mesmerized by this song the first time I heard it. It was on Janet Paschal’s Christmas CD from the early 2000s. She had a full orchestra and an actual ability to sing. I have a guitar with year-old strings and no talent whatsoever. What I do have is guts, apparently. That’s what itContinue reading “The Modern-Day Carol”
The Day After
Silence. No traffic in the streets. Stores and restaurants are closed. Businesses shut down so employees can spend time with those they love, whether family or friends. Homes are open. Families are reminiscing. Friends are laughing. Joy is present. Sadness and sorrow are distant, dying embers of faint, color-faded memories. We stop and look aroundContinue reading “The Day After”
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