Judah lay in the middle of the living room floor on his favorite blanket (well, in a few months it will become his favorite — right now he doesn’t necessarily its any different than just the rug) and played with his Dad. Paul had become the archetypal father since I’d last seen him and was…
Jet lag kept me from sleeping. I rolled over and checked my inoperable cell phone. At least it still tells time. That’s progress. 5:15am. And a few text messages. Wait. Text messages? Up here? Apparently Verizon does work outside the country of origin. I answered the texts. One needed me to make a phone call….
She walked into my classroom. Maybe a teeny bit timid, maybe a huge bit excited, and most definitely a lot overwhelmed. Thirty other second graders clamored for attention, the boys antagonizing the pretty girls and the girls gossiping among themselves — usually talking about boys. (Patterns start young, thats what I learned). I was her…
She sat calmly in the three-sided tent, temporarily restricted by the plastic walls while he roamed the grounds of the Clermont Historic Mansion. He greeted guests, welcomed relatives, and excitedly paced the lawn. Her dress swirled around her, the flower girl giving her kisses and the ringbearer showing off his vest and tie while the…
Life. Love. Laugh. Its a mainstream wallhanging, an over-used cliche, a plaque on a bathroom wall. Truly, I see it everywhere. But for McKenzie, its not just a cliche. Its a reality. Even in just a few hours hanging out with her in little nooks and crannies of Winston Salem, I saw her live,…
Tiffany was heading toward me and the spot in I’d picked for our next series of shots. I was walking backwards (it takes talent, let me tell you) and explaining the concept of the hairbrained idea I had (it involved Taylor Swift – don’t ask) and why we were walking across the parking lot to the corner of a field….
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