My family loved fruit. Both my children enjoyed oranges, apples, grapes, and even grapefruit, from a very early age. They were preschoolers when we moved, and it was in Texas that we quickly discovered what real citrus fruit tasted like. We had only had fruit from the grocery store and it was shipped in fromContinue reading “TREE-RIPENED FRUIT”
Category Archives: Home Life
THE EXPERIMENT
The old adage “boys will be boys” certainly proved true outside my home that day. I heard some rowdiness but didn’t pay much attention because that’s the way 8-year-old boys play. Suddenly the front door flew open and my son stomped in, huffing and puffing, fists balled up at his sides, face red and puffy. Continue reading “THE EXPERIMENT”
HE WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND
Some parents are blessed to have children who adore each other, who play well together, with arguments being the exception rather than the rule. They rarely fight over a toy or disagree over music, sometimes even enjoying the same friends. And then…there are kids like mine! I well remember the toddler era, when every timeContinue reading “HE WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND”
THE EASY WAY OR THE HARD WAY
“We can either do this the hard way or the easy way.” The male nurse was tall and muscular, not at all like the nurses who had previously attended my son, but his voice was as gentle as it was firm. Sadly, I already knew what the answer was going to be. My 3-year-old wasContinue reading “THE EASY WAY OR THE HARD WAY”
LIKE BANGING YOUR HEAD
Thud! Thud! Thud! On and on the sound continued. Friends were visiting and we were trying to talk to each other over the constant, rhythmic noise. Seated on the couch, they kept turning to look at the wall behind them, and moving a bit further toward the edge of the seat, as if trying toContinue reading “LIKE BANGING YOUR HEAD”
Light Contemplations 