by Kathy Nickerson | Jan 21, 2019 | mercy
Flashback to one of my favorite pictures of home. circa 1984 I can still see the bare lightbulb hanging in the narrow staircase of my great-aunt Bertha’s house the first time I experienced homesickness. I can feel the softness of her lap as she pulled me close...
by Kathy Nickerson | Jan 13, 2019 | mercy
“You all take care of each other”. That is how my sweet mother signs off on family emails any time life is tough for someone in our clan. Which is fairly often when you count all forty-some of us. It might be as serious as cancer, or it might be as simple...
by Kathy Nickerson | Dec 24, 2018 | mercy
In case you aren’t celebrating near a grandmother of your own this year, I’m reposting a little video of my rendition of The Christmas Story. (The real one. Not the one with the lamp.) Merry Christmas to you and...
by Kathy Nickerson | Dec 10, 2018 | mercy
My kind, thoughtful husband told our friends recently that he was worried about me because I hadn’t even put up our Christmas tree this year. The tree has been lit for two weeks. In fairness, here are some things to consider: 1. He doesn’t care a great...
by Kathy Nickerson | Dec 3, 2018 | mercy
So many famous phrases come from the original Christmas Story in the Bible. You can probably quote lots of them. One of my favorites, though, doesn’t show up on the traditional Christmas card. It happened a year or so before Jesus was born. We don’t know...
