by Kathy Nickerson | May 13, 2009 | mercy, The Bible
This morning I was reading about Moses going back to Egypt to tell old Pharaoh, “Let My people go!” I was struck by one sentence I had never seen before:… when they heard that the Lord was concerned about the sons of Israel and that He had seen their...
by Kathy Nickerson | May 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
Dear Claire, Ada, Macy, Elena, Adele, and Nola, and any granddaughters yet to come…This weekend will be Mother’s Day, and I’m celebrating it by telling you about some of the wonderful mothers in your lineage. I can only tell you about the ones on...
by Kathy Nickerson | May 7, 2009 | happy endings
Thirty-five years ago today, on a Tuesday evening at 6:30pm, Wendell A. Nickerson walked down the aisle in a dashing, white tux and agreed to take me as his — for better or worse until death do us part. My sister, Martha, was thirteen at the time. She was so shy...
by Kathy Nickerson | May 6, 2009 | happy endings
I bought new make-up last week. It’s specifically formulated for old-lady skin. That isn’t what it says, of course. The label refers to it as “ageless” and Ellen acts all spunky when she advertises it on t.v. But you can’t get past the...
by Kathy Nickerson | May 4, 2009 | writing
That is the working title of the novel which consumed much of my trip out of town. I actually sent off a query to an agent last week, so I wanted to get the book proposal in shape, just in case. Writing is a business for a patient person. Response time for queries of...
