There has never been a day when I have not been proud of you, I said to my Son though some days I'm louder about other stuff so it's easy to miss that.

The first time her laughter unfurled its wings in the wind, we knew that the world would never be the same

The birds brought seeds & flowers & bits of brightly colored string & placed them in her hair while she slept so she would remember the wild joy of spring when she finally awoke.

If you're right & I'm not, I'm going to be hell to live with, she said. So, you better think about that next time you want to be right.

Empty Spaces:After his father died he carried his life more gently & left an empty space for the birds & other creatures.

I used to believe my father about everything but then I had children myself & now I see how much stuff you make up just to keep yourself from going crazy.

There are things you do because they feel right and they may make no sense and they may make no money and it may be the real reason we are here: to love each other and to eat each other's cooking and say it was good.