by Kathy Nickerson | Aug 7, 2017 | mercy
I’ve decided I need a couple of simple things in my life that will make things so much better. Forever. I’m going to describe them here, because I suspect, Dear Reader, that you have similar needs. The first one requires an inventor. So all you...
by Kathy Nickerson | Aug 1, 2017 | mercy
I’m not talking about music here. I’m not a fan of those blues, but I don’t protest them. I’m talking about that edge of depression that sometimes sneaks in at night when I’m sleeping and then waits for me in the kitchen the next morning....
by Kathy Nickerson | Jul 15, 2017 | mercy
At our recent Cousins’ Camp, every grandchild was begging their parents for a dog. (Except the child who just succeeded in convincing her parents to get a second dog. She is an expert at adorable eyes.) In an attempt to help our own adult children and parents...
by Kathy Nickerson | Jul 6, 2017 | mercy
Two weeks ago, we picked up this crew alongside the road. It was a scheduled pick-up. They came for the annual Cousins Camp at our house. We met half-way between our house and all of theirs in a two-vehicle caravan both ways. One hour into our return trip, we made the...
by Kathy Nickerson | Jun 21, 2017 | mercy
At first, I planned to call this post “Three Ways to Survive the Summer of Seventeen.” But that sounded terribly pessimistic for someone who is all about hope. I do have hope, and here are some of the ways I hold onto it in the midst of a...