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A Time for Heroes

Dad sits in a waiting room. Eyes red from reading. Eyes tired from small screens and a World War II leaders' novel that I'd given to Mom last Christmas. A Christmas when ... Well, it doesn't matter. Christmases such as that have gone the way of unicorns. My mother, Corrie's Aunt Diana, and my Mom… Continue reading A Time for Heroes

Family, Life, Poetry, Writing

Of Backpacks and Hymn Books

Gold, despite what some say, doesn't just come from mines.

Art, autism, children, Family, Life, parenthood, Photos, Writing

When We Say Artist

When we say artist, I think it is someone who attempts to make sense of the world when logic fails, and creation is all that’s left.

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Will You Know her Name?

... when I hear Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata, it is the soundtrack playing inside of me for the loss of a legend: the light, the imp, and angel far from where I can see."

Art, children, Family, Joy, Life, parenthood, Photography, Photos, Poetry

Flipping the Nightmare: A Halloween in Reverse

“Mommy, sing me a song, and not about a raven or a nevermore. Sing about where we fly and about my new wings.”

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The Greatest Purpose to Write

Just like my son, Corrie was a person you could not just walk away from

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Symphonies for Little Girls

"I was alone listening to Beethoven's 'Moonlight Sonata' on the other side of the school, and I thought, I will write Corrie a symphony of words."

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Ham Biscuits

Don't promise me when you know, I know, there are no guarantees that the mountain leaves will still cling to trees if we drive up this weekend. A weekend is a hope and a promise; a date when they promise to send you a check. Did you ever wait in a place for someone to… Continue reading Ham Biscuits

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Did you know my Corrie Belle?: a Corrie Poem

If you know my daughter, you know her impact is such as legends make of kings.

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Infant Girl Houser’s Grave is Important, too

Her grave is important, too.