I took a photo last night of my daughter’s hair after I braided it. When I looked at the picture on my phone I noticed our refrigerator in the background and how it is covered with papers, printed photos, magnets and calendars. So much so, I could barely see the surface of the appliance. I…
Amid the Destruction
Every morning when I drive to work I look down the same few neighborhood streets with enormous piles of tree debris in front of the houses. Some are so huge it would take at least two people holding hands to wrap their arms around the trunk. As I glance down the streets I am reminded…
HOME
When I was a child and we would return home from vacation, I would shut my eyes really tight and take a deep breath as we rounded the corner on our street, to reveal our house. Every time we left and came back I had this fear of our house burning down while we were…