I knew we were in trouble when my inner alarm began to screech. The black clouds boiled, hurling angry rain at my porch. And when the winds roared fierce, pushing the deluge horizontal to the soggy [Read more...]
Lindsey Thompson April 17 at 9:06 PM My mask was soaking wet today. Not with sweat like it usually is. (Well, maybe a little) It was wet with tears. It was soaking wet [Read more...]
He waved the green liquid in front of my face like a trophy. “Look, Mom, I found two, do you want one?” And like a dummy, I said I was all good and he could keep both the sanitizers because his little [Read more...]
This Sunday smacks me the hardest yet—I’m sad about our Easter traditions. It’s the first time I can’t worship in-person with my church family. And I’m oh so lonely for them. The smiles, the hugs, [Read more...]
Like Sully the big blue monster from Jett's favorite animated movie—Monsters Inc, I set a new scare-record. I’ve gone three whole weeks with no make-up. Eek! As a Texas-bred gal, I was raised in the [Read more...]
Today was the day. I wondered when the shoe would drop. Who would be the first in my circle of friends and acquaintances to sicken…? Who will be the first in yours? The dark missive arrived this [Read more...]
I’m obsessed. The virus vernacular litters my speech. It’s embedded in my thoughts. It haunts my actions as I click and scroll and watch. I lecture my parents about isolating because [Read more...]
The Coronavirus conspiracy theories fly. The realities soak in as more sicken. And there remains—Not even a scrap. Of Toilet paper. To be purchased. Anywhere. The toilet paper catastrophe [Read more...]
If you picked a word of the year, how ya doing? If you didn’t it’s never too late. My WOTY keeps kicking me across the room. But that’s the point right? To chose something I excel at, or easily focus [Read more...]
Like a monster from Hell, hungry flames leap toward the sky, devouring every morsel in its path. Driven by drought and the extreme summer temperatures, Australian fires rage on. As of February first, [Read more...]