Lynn Lilja

Back Row Pew

My heart raced as I entered a church for the first time in decades. As a family, we didn’t attend regularly. Dad would drop us off at the Sunday school down the street when Gram T. would guilt him into it. So, God was not a topic of discussion but more often a swear wordContinue reading “Back Row Pew”

Loved

Today we celebrated February birthdays and Valentine’s Day with our neighbors. Steve was the only birthday person who showed, so there he stood beside balloons and the lunch spread. At one point, a neighbor walked by and threw her arms around my neck. What a pleasant surprise! I love spontaneous hugs, and I’m still enjoyingContinue reading “Loved”

Just-Right Mom

This week would have been my mom’s 92nd birthday. Funny the things I remembered. Last night as we ate tomato soup for supper, I thought of one special meal of homemade tomato soup as a kid. When we grew up, a lot of moms took advantage of shortcuts to cooking. It was the all theContinue reading “Just-Right Mom”