Waiting: Isolation, Vulnerability and Blessings
Distance rarely separated our caravan after the Weed 76 Station incident that took place as night swallowed the day. As we drove it felt like we were in a raven’s […]
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Waiting: Showers & Exit Strategies
Fortunately my daughter rolled the window down which spared the interior of the truck, but fruit loops churned and returned are nasty. Pronounced by the pearl white of my husband’s […]
Waiting: Puke & Potty Breaks
“Mama, I don’t feel good,” is typically mended with a listening ear and reassuring words. This was not a typical moment. The motel rested like an altar an hour or […]
Waiting: Shuffling and Ruffling
The weight of her body in my already weary arms took it’s toll as the minutes rolled into an hour. Supported by the ordinary hotel counter my daughter and […]
Waiting in the Dark
As the pastel colors of dusk faded to grey and darkness swallowed the remnants of day my mental resolve grew determined. Initially we aimed to bridge our move with an […]
Waiting Behind the Wheel
Those first several hours of our drive to the top of Idaho’s panhandle our attention focused on my mother-in-law’s surgery. Nearly to Oregon when the final word reached us […]
