Here you will find short memoir essays.
As parents we are always sending our children off into the world. From the moment they are born we begin the process of separation. It’s easy to forget in the day to day business of living, that our job as parents is to set our people free, let them fly, give them wings so they … Continue reading Fly Away Home
My Memory of a dog bite in the face There was a bite in the air. A sharp chill that reminded us summer was long gone, but winter had not yet taken over. It’s mostly a transition time, a period of turning and changing when plans are carved out, but not always understood. It’s … Continue reading Into Winter
A letter to my Dad on Father's day
Suddenly I see Jesus standing there saying, “Kim, have some faith, purchase the domain, send in some queries. Have I not called you? Have I not set forth this desire in your heart, and trained you? Kim cast your nets and I will fill them.”
Some thoughts on stepping out in faith.
some personal thoughts on the fruits of discipline My mother, sisters and I rented an old farmhouse when I was 6 years old. It became our family home for the next 30 years, more or less. It was established and solid in and out, but it had been left abandoned for a long time. My … Continue reading Un-Cultivated
My house is in the post-holiday jumble, it’s just about time to “take down Christmas” although, I have grown quite fond of the warm sparkle the little white lights provide.
The day my butt looked fat I knew something had to change.
I was 5 years old and just about to start kindergarten. It would be my first school experience. I was probably afraid, nervous and feeling insecure, but I didn’t say all that. Often times we don’t say what we feel, but rather behave how we feel.
I found a solitary letter among my grandmother’s journals. My grandmother, Mim, died when I was 18, therefore, her words are haunting and precious, revealing emotions forgotten and buried.
My Faith Place 