By Kristine Amundrud @kamundrud I caught myself ruminating on a friendship and how it had changed. Everything felt different after returning from our family’s annual summer trek to the west coast. Daily check in text messages suddenly diminished. Opportunities to meet up became increasingly difficult in the changing seasons of life. Our kids grew out…

By Kimberly Onufrock-Bracco France has always been with me. When I look back it was basically staring at me from the wall although I hadn’t seen it. My first real memories were of our neighbors who immigrated after the war from France, an older couple Alice and Emile. Alice taught me French words and songs…

By Bethany Peck The large wall clock we’d placed stylishly alongside oversized abstract paintings on our newly painted gray walls clicked in rhythm with my mind going through a solitary to-do list. How to get through this quiet day? Life was looking very different than recent years, and Saturday mornings were no longer filled with…

By Mary Kurnik@marykurnikauthor When a dream is deep in one’s heart, there is a reason why. It won’t let go. Years can pass.  Hardships, joy, accomplishments, relationships will ebb and flow, many hours of hard work realized, and the dream remains. Maybe over time it is buried deep inside; almost forgotten. Life demands so much…