“WHAT DO I DO?” asked my mother. I had just helped her out of the car at Mc Donald’s. She was confused as to what we were doing. I took her arm and led her inside as I explained that we were at her favorite place, McDonalds. Not four […]
Author: Janet Archer
The Balancing Squirrel
Photo by Christopher Schlaf Most people tend to hold their breath when they practice a balance pose in a yoga class. Muscles tighten and jaws clench just because they are attempting to stand on one foot or the other. Thoughts like; “I’ve got to be able to do […]
It’s Time
I grew up with a mantel clock that tick tock-ed every minute of every day and then struck the appropriate number of gongs on every hour. I never liked the clock. I’m a silence kind of gal and the tick tock-ing drove me crazy. Later, when my mom moved […]
A Little Common Sense
“Why are we here?” she asks me, with what I detect to be a bit of an edge to her voice. I am opening the car door for my mother so I can help her get out to go into the restaurant for her favorite soup that she just told […]
Facing the Sun: The Tail of the Cross, the Cell Phone and The Three Hairs
It was early one morning before Christmas when the brightness caught my eye. What was that? I backed up to investigate. It was a cross on the church steeple, shining with the brilliance of the lone morning star in the sky. It was so bright because of its relationship to […]