A few instances of not understanding

I ordered a new bed a few weeks ago. Before I ordered it, I listened and tried to help my husband as he talked about his…

A field with trees in the fall as the sun rises above

Our morning prayer

The view is better here. To be fair, it doesn’t take much to beat a white wall. Still, even when the sun rises directly in front…

picture of alexis in brown carhart hat standing in front of tan brick building

Unpack the totes

The wind whipped through the street this morning. It persuaded green leaves to leave their lovely aspen tree home and talked down branches. The gusts ushered…

Waiting: a fact of creation

I was standing with my mom, her arms wrapped around me, as we ducked under a tree away from the pea-sized sudden hail that threatened to…

Shall I still try?

I ran into the sky this week. My 5:30 a.m. run brought me closer and closer to sky until I was there; running through it, running…

Being loved well

Near the end of my wedding reception, I was walking away from the stage towards the back of the room. It was like most wedding receptions;…

Not so obvious beauty

Her face was redder than mine. More wrinkly too. She was older, that’s why. I probably noticed it only because in recent months I’ve been watching…

With our whole body

In the letters I wrote this week, I felt an awareness of the whole body. I wrote letters to mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, daughters, sons, aunts,…