by Kathy Nickerson | Nov 11, 2009 | family, happy endings
Once there was a woman who had two granddaughters. They were identical in every way. Even before they were born, she loved them exactly the same. Things started going wrong in Week Twenty-Two. The twins were more than three months shy of their target birthday marked...
by Kathy Nickerson | Sep 11, 2009 | family, happy endings
September 11th is a sad day in our national memory. A day filled with ashes.It is also a day of great celebration in our family. A day filled with Beauty.Happy Birthday, Elena...
by Kathy Nickerson | Sep 9, 2009 | family
We didn’t manage to have a complete cousins’ camp this summer. Partly because some of the cousins moved an entire time zone away and partly because some of the cousins played on three different baseball teams all summer and partly because of my own lack of...
by Kathy Nickerson | Sep 6, 2009 | family, happy endings
1. The words “all clear” from Serenity’s cancer doctor. (again)2. Public hugs from middle school grandsons. 3. A job I enjoy.4. A job, at all.5. Lunch with my parents.6. The magical internet that lets me know what my children had for breakfast...
by Kathy Nickerson | Sep 1, 2009 | family, Friendship
Today, I went to the funeral of my dearest childhood friend’s father. He was ninety years old and lived a good, honest, faithful life. My memories of him go back as far as memories go, and I could have told you much about him. I could have described his humor...
by Kathy Nickerson | Aug 26, 2009 | family, mercy
A couple of weeks ago, our good friend John died. He was in his fifties and left behind a wonderful wife and two young children. He was a pillar in our community who literally built most of our town. And we are all in mourning for him.When I was growing up, our church...
