Our son Ray at three years old It’s been a rainy spring, but now that tulips and daffodils brighten the landscape, I count the rain a blessing. My former neighbor doesn’t think as fondly of water as she used to. In February, her apartment flooded because of a sudden winter thaw that burst the sprinklerContinue reading “Looking Back”
Author Archives: Lynn Lilja
Brighter Days
Spring is taking its time here in the Midwest. Two days of 60’s temps were followed by four weeks of cool, cloudy, rainy weather. But spring is coming—it always does eventually. There’s hope in that thought, and I can’t remember a year when we didn’t finally see brighter days. As the wind howls southward, IContinue reading “Brighter Days”
Laundry Day
In our apartment building, the laundry facilities are shared. It was laundry day, and all our clothes were dry and ready to be folded. Matching up the socks, one turned up missing – my favorite! Where could it be? Under the bed? No. I felt my heart begin to race a little. My sock wasContinue reading “Laundry Day”
A Goldilocks Life 