Our last day without her. Allie returns home tomorrow. In fact, as I type this she’s in the Prague airport. Jamie and I visited one of our favorite places today, Raven Run. Trees and sunshine. Mushrooms growing out of moss on a tree. Wildflowers. Much better than roses. At least I think so. Locust shell … More a july day
I have been a bit iffy regarding this holiday season. As 2014 wraps up, I long for the day I can start a brand new year. This year, well this year has not been a good one. Yet as it comes to a close, December has brought to mind positive things. I’d say it’s the … More makin’ it through december
Yesterday’s mail was a bit bizarre. Not that I received anything odd, in and of itself. Here’s the rundown: I received an expected and much anticipated small package from my daughter, a foreign exchange student who currently resides in the Czech Republic. Secondly, the mail contained a large envelope addressed to my daughter from Reed … More mail
Labor Day evening. As a child, I remember it well. All the anticipation of a new school year about to begin the next day. Yet much has changed in the many years since I attended school. Public school here in Lexington, Kentucky, began before mid August. My son started classes at the University of Louisville … More back to school
This was the week of her departure. After months and months, nearly a year actually, of planning and preparation, my daughter boarded a plane on Monday morning and headed for the Czech Republic. It was exciting to see her go. I will miss her greatly. I already do. Yet this was her dream. Her goal … More week of
My daughter Allie and I anticipated Otterbein 2014 for a long time. As an outbound Rotary exchange student headed for the Czech Republic next month, she was required to attend this orientation. Parents are strongly suggested to go along too, so I did. Before I looked into it, I had no idea why they called the … More Otterbein weekend
Today is my daughter Allie’s 16th birthday. In a few short months, she’ll be leaving to spend a year in the Czech Republic. I wrote the following to honor these occurrences. Strong. Capable and ready. You head out into the world. Across the world, actually. A chapter. A short one, all in all. Yet … More happy birthday sweet Allie
Our daughter is in Jabez this weekend. Jabez, Kentucky, that is. Apparently Jabez is the first stop on her trip abroad. Allie plans to be a foreign exchange student next school year. We have completed and turned in her application. She has ranked the countries she’d like to live in 1-10. Plus, she’s noted the … More to Jabez and beyond
Wednesday morning my son left town with my husband, bound for Louisville. Son Jamie is attending the Guitar Foundation of America Convention. He will be playing this morning for a panel of jurors and will find out later today if he will proceed to tomorrow’s final competition. Classical guitarists from all over the world will be there, a … More Different Directions
Today my sweet daughter Allie turns fifteen. I came across a letter yesterday, posted on one of my new favorite sites, brainpickings.org. It’s from Jackson Pollock’s dad, to him, written in 1928. While it’s not terribly emotion filled, it is, quite touchingly, what we as parents so want to convey to our children when they’re … More 15
Upon a Sunny Day 