another treasure
I found this note folded and tucked into the small yellowing envelope containing Ryan’s teeth that had been collected by the …
Author Archives: Kathy Shoaf
From Ryan
Sometimes we stumble across gifts from the past when we least expect them. Last week, while packing to move, I …
What’s in a Backpack?
A blue rain poncho, neatly folded into a triangle with one corner tucked in to create its own envelope. A mess kit …
It happened again
The news came by way of text from my daughter-in-law as I was mentally laying out plans for my Saturday. …
Smile
I ran into an old friend recently with news that made me smile. A genuine smile. The kind that begins …
Invisible Speed Bumps
We are moving sometime in the next year. Moving away from the house we’ve called home for 20 years. The …
A walk with our children
Written in response to the prompt “What’s in front of me?” September 15, 2012 during our stay at Chateau du …
IHOP and the Octopus
Thursday, March 28, 2002 found our family at IHOP in Charlotte to eat with our dear friends Jerel and Susan …
YOLO
I first heard the term YOLO – acronym for You Only Live Once – last fall as my worship planning …
Just like the old oak tree…
From an e-mail that I received from Dottye tonight: “However, I do have some sad news. For those of you …
I Am From…
I am from fried chicken and chocolate meringue pies, from large nap-inducing Sunday lunches after we returned home from Sunday …
Going in the direction you cherish
Essay from prompt “going in the direction you cherish” by Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Han – 9/30/2007 “If he …
Breath of Sol
We are 13 women who lost… 14 children, 10 high school graduations, 11 college graduations, countless birthday …
10 Years
As I sit here and watch the minutes tick by, I can remember exactly where I was and what was …
Farther Along 