by Kathy Nickerson | Apr 11, 2009 | family
I’ve had a particularly grumpy Monday, for which I’m totally ashamed. Especially since the most important part of my job involves being nice to people when they arrive in our clinic. My mother taught me long ago that one of the most important things you...
by Kathy Nickerson | Apr 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
One of my favorite traditions involves otherwise sensible grown-ups clawing through the tall grass of my father’s sheep pasture looking for little plastic ovals filled with chocolate eggs and marshmallow chickens. We’ve followed this particular tradition...
by Kathy Nickerson | Apr 9, 2009 | The Bible
I’m not actually having either of those things tonight. But I have a strange desire to turn on the Sabbath Prayer scene from Fiddler on the Roof, light some candles, drink some grape juice and pretend for just a few minutes that I’m living in that culture....
by Kathy Nickerson | Apr 6, 2009 | writing
Please refrain from throwing the rocks you are holding in your hands. I, too, fantasize about having uninterrupted hours alone in a mountain cabin (like the one pictured here) where I can think, write, rest, and write some more for days on end. But I live in the...
by Kathy Nickerson | Apr 5, 2009 | happy endings, mercy
Once upon a time in my life, I directed a day care center with about forty-five preschoolers enrolled. They are all grown-ups now, living productive lives and blessing may heart every time I hear from one of them. Hearing from one is what prompted me to tell this...
