“I don't want to be afraid of my children growing up.” I kept turning the phrase over in my mind as I lay in bed...
A Gift of Enormous Measure
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Flowers of Fall
This past week we moved to a larger house. This is the fifth move we've made since we started gardening about a decade...
Kaleidoclasm
Daniel Freeman started making art as soon as he could hold a pencil. A teacher at Dover High School helped him...
Summer Reading
As a child, I never did very well in science classes. I passed the classes with decent grades but something always...
Here is Where We Must Begin
The banks of the Arkansas river are overflowing. Last week the water went past the basketball goals in downtown...
Nothing is here to stay
When I first sat down to write this month's column I was thinking about how I couldn't wait for Spring to get here....
Ordinary People asked to do Extraordinary Things
Connie Christian joined the Army soon after high school. After growing up on Front Street and graduating from...
A Beautiful Mystery
We were somewhere between Conway and Maumelle when my son asked, “Where does outer space lead to?” It was around 8:30...
Running Dry
A few weeks ago, my family and I went walking in the country where we came across a partially dry creek bed. It was...
River Valley Quilters: Much more than Sewing
Quilting is often thought of as a traditional art, but anyone familiar with the craft will tell you that it’s alive...
Monarch Migration
A few weeks ago I was taking a walk with my children when my son spotted a monarch butterfly high above us. In the...
Fragments of life image by image
I tend to be one of those parents who take and share a lot of photos of my children. At least part of the day, I keep...
