by Kathy Nickerson | Jun 20, 2016 | family, happy endings, mercy
Here is a little story for those of you who are considering something today that doesn’t add up in the pro’s and con’s balance sheet. A job change. A move. A leap at love. Or an artistic endeavor that may never be seen by anyone but you. Maybe you...
by Kathy Nickerson | Jun 13, 2016 | family, mercy, writing
Camels in our cornfield. I can go weeks at a time without thinking about the fact that our small town has an exotic animal park right next to the cornfield. Then, one day, I’ll stop to get the mail, and I’m completely overcome by the pure elegance...
by Kathy Nickerson | Jun 6, 2016 | family, writing
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Don’t you love to find an actual letter in your mail box? One addressed to you by name, in beautiful script, with a real stamp peeling away on one corner. Not something with advertising splashed across the envelope and a pre-sorted, bulk-mail, postage...
by Kathy Nickerson | May 23, 2016 | family, happy endings, mercy
We’ve had a siege of sickness at our house recently. At the worst of it, I had to drive my doctor-husband to the local emergency room with a 104 degree fever late one night. Lots of people have been concerned about him since. (He is much better now, thank you...
by Kathy Nickerson | Mar 26, 2016 | happy endings, mercy, Parenting
I was nineteen years old when our first baby was born. It was the Thursday before Easter, and this weekend is the anniversary of that marvelous event. (Happy Birthday, Felicity.) As you can imagine, I was about as mature as most teenagers at that stage. Much...
by Kathy Nickerson | Mar 14, 2016 | Marriage, mercy, writing
It is Book Release Week at our house. In my make-believe-world, that means I float about town in gracious author-mode doing only book-related things all day. In reality, I still have to do the laundry. I sat down with my long-suffering husband a few days ago...
