Daddy’s girl

It was the day of our granddaughter’s baptism and I lay stretched out next to her on her parents’ bed, watching her sleep, mesmerized by her perfect smallness and amused by her squeaky little snores. How strong her grip was on my finger, I marveled. Much stronger than the day she was born. Then came […]

Of tidiness and godliness

My brain kicks in and my hands go on autopilot, even as my eyes scan the greeting cards before me. This one is cute. Oops. Envelopes are sticking up. Hmmm, maybe this one. Uh-oh, those are facing the wrong way. Ah, I like this one. Wait. That doesn’t go there. I saw it somewhere else. […]