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Mom, It is Well With Your Soul

~ Karen Greenwood ~ 17 Comments

My favorite place to sit at the ranch is in my egg chair swing — hanging from a tree where the edge of our small patch of lawn meets the ungroomed expanse of the natural landscape. It is not the traditional swing from my childhood playground, where I would pump my legs propelling the swing … Continue reading Mom, It is Well With Your Soul

Walking With Mom as She Forgets How to Walk

~ Karen Greenwood ~ 32 Comments

My typical walk at the ranch is more like an inquisitive meander. Picture this: I may start toward the lake until following the flight of an unfamiliar bird turns my heading into a thicket of cedar, where I traverse until the thicket is impenetrable, and I must turn and cross a canyon wall, where maiden ferns clinging … Continue reading Walking With Mom as She Forgets How to Walk