Tagged: #Seasons


Autumn’s Dappled Light

It’s been a long yawn to full Autumn in Virginia. Trees have hesitated to blush but few have succumbed to their eventual fiery reds and yellows. This season seems hesitant to drop its leaves, although that will come by the bushelfuls, but for now October holds on, unwilling to reveal its wintery stark brown nakedness […]

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Are We There Yet?  Finding Purpose in the Miles

“Are we there yet?” little voices once asked from the back seat.  Years slipped by, like miles passing underneath. Complaints changed, the questions grew more sophisticated, and the voices more mature. Yet, spoken or implied, my children measured distance by “are we almost there yet?”  Life’s value is often judged less by roads covered than […]

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