25 Dec As We Are
Sobot is a robot made of scraps of wood. His head is colored red. He has big brown eyes. Glued to the top of his head is a small piece...
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18 Dec A Short Season of Light
Every year, we decorate the tall trees in our front yard with warm white lights. It’s one of our small traditions. The lights wrap tightly around the trunks, then travel...
11 Dec Good Things Are Always Happening
The Uber driver hopped out before I could reach for the trunk. He lifted my bag, then paused and bent to pick something up from the ground. “A penny,” he...
04 Dec What We Don’t Know
My friend walked back from the restroom with a wide grin. “You have to see the wallpaper in there. It’s so good. I love it,” she said. We were at...
27 Nov Calling Ourselves Forward
A few days ago, I stopped in front of a bulletin board at a coffee shop. At the top of one flyer, in large letters, it said Be a Helper. The flyer...
20 Nov The Joy We Still Hold
This morning, in a doctor’s waiting room, I sat across from an older woman and a younger woman who had come along to help her. The older woman’s lap was...