he’s only resting his eyes
This is an expanded version of Dad’s obituary we submitted to the Daily Oklahoman. Here I refer to him freely as both Dad and Joe. Honoring him could and should be a full length novel. But an extra long blog…
Lazy W Marie
Carpeing all the diems in semi-rural Oklahoma...xoxo
Lazy W Marie
Carpeing all the diems in semi-rural Oklahoma...xoxo
hard to know what to say
The days since last Friday feel, collectively, like months. They also feel like one immense monolith of a single day that afforded no reprieve. They also feel like the Twilight Zone. An alternate reality. I opened my planner for the…
butterfly shadows
On a particularly hot morning last week, I was in the vegetable garden early, facing the middle field. The sun was behind me, not yet fully risen but already gaining the ferocity of a true summer day in Oklahoma. As I knelt, twisted, reached, and stretched, pulling weeds and moving the water hose from…
twenty-five and counting
The right words for our anniversary this year are eluding me. Last summer, when I glanced ahead to this moment on the calendar and started getting excited for it, for the twenty-fifth celebration of our sweet, precious little church wedding,…
The Emotional Side of Money (book review)
Friends, I have a book recommendation for you that is all wrapped up in stories about friendships old and new, the incredible power of mindset and perspective, family histories that come full circle, and much more. It’s all so rich…