*Many years ago, we lived for a while in a small town in south Louisiana. While there, I wrote a whole series of essays about our experiences that I never posted anywhere. I'm cleaning out some digital storage and am going to start posting some of them, along with other stories that have yet to see the light of day... John turned the car into a short driveway. Along the side of the house,

Oh, winter. Why do you feel so long when the days are so short? This post is inspired by Modern Mrs. Darcy, my favorite book podcaster. Every year, she shares this post to call to mind all the things that bring joy and life to these dark days of winter--and the posts go up at the midway point in the season. So, there's one bit of life right there: We're halfway to spring! I've shared