Marcie Flinchum Atkins is hosting Poetry Friday today. In celebration of her new picture book, When Twilight Comes, Marcie asked bloggers to post a twilight photo with a twilight poem. The book’s birthday is this Tuesday, and I’m eager to read it (and wow–it’s earned three starred reviews!) I often take our kayak out for […]

It’s been an anxious time at my house, and I’m happy that it’s in the rearview mirror. In January I got an unexpected melanoma diagnosis and had surgery three weeks ago. Last week I received the wonderful news that the pathology exam found no metastasis. Other than frequent check-ups for the next few years, I […]