This piece was written for the September issue of the Lee Creek Baptist Church newsletter, Grace & Peace. If you were to take a look at my living room end table, you’d find a stack of books with coupons and slips of paper tucked in them halfway through. This is because I have an old … Continue reading Visit Many Good Books
My older sister and I grew up six years apart and about as similar as Meg and Jo March. She wore sweaters and scarves; I wore the same Mossy Oak hat several days in a row so I didn’t have to brush my hair. She kept her side of the closet neat; I didn’t know … Continue reading Meg & Jo
Sometimes, usually when I’m in the kitchen, I find myself thinking about my great-grandma Minerva, Papa Jay’s mom, who had a tight, little face, wore her black hair in a bun, and made him biscuits and gravy from scratch every morning. Papa is getting to an age when he can’t remember things well or often, … Continue reading A Long Line of Quiet Women
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