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  • The Patient Work of Restoration

    A few weeks ago, I traveled to Springfield, Missouri to help my parents clean out a storage unit that was packed full of just some of my grandparents’ earthly possessions. It was a series of unfortunate events, which are not… Continue reading

    The Patient Work of Restoration
  • The Grace of Repetition

    Pairing socks, folding tiny t-shirts, washing bottles (and all their tiny parts), singing the same refrain of “You Are My Sunshine” at bedtime and changing diaper after diaper after diaper are just a few of the repeated acts of motherhood.… Continue reading

    The Grace of Repetition
  • Pull Up a Chair

    There are some places in life that become familiar not because they’re extraordinary, but because we return to them again and again. A favorite chair by the window, where the sun’s warmth can be felt in the morning. A well-loved… Continue reading

    Pull Up a Chair