Meg

Cold. Gloomy. Sniffly. Wet. A day at the park in all that doesn’t seem like all that much fun, eh? But those factors were purely extraneous. Especially for Andrew and Kelsey’s clan. These four (and a half!) didn’t let a few climate obstacles get in the way of being able to enjoy being and especially…

When four-year-old Esther found out a little brother or sister was on its way, she made up her mind: his name is Thomas. Over the next few months, the baby was unnamed, unknown. But always in Esther’s mind he remained Thomas. She would talk about Thomas. She would look forward to meeting Thomas. She would…

“I would sit here every night,” she said. “We counted stars and watched the fireflies.” She rested on the front stoop, finding comfort in the stair.  Anyone else would’ve felt the rough edges and hard surface, but she settled into the concrete as though it were a plush sofa. In that one seat, she found…