The Greatest Thing I Learned After Blogging Every Day for One Year
I woke up to an ice storm complete with power outages and school delays. This cannot possibly be the kind of day to celebrate a Year of Blogging with Flair. But one thing I’ve learned after blogging every day for a year is that I can choose to find the flair in an ice storm. […]
Keep Contact!
We skated to school today. It was the only way to make it down the hill. “Keep contact!” I cry out to the children. We discover that if you try to walk on ice, that’s when the falls happen. But if you keep contact–never lifting your shoes–you can glide smoothly along. Keep contact! I say […]
This is Some Ice Storm!
Our yard and driveway transform overnight into a skating rink. The trees bow or else raise their limbs to silvery worship. The ice cannot discriminate; it covers all things equally, thoroughly. That ice, although dangerous, makes this winter morning glorious. I look out the window and see how the ice upon the winter berry bush […]