Independence Day. We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. -Thomas Jefferson Today is the day that the United States celebrates its Independence. Independence that would set [...]
For my mom. Thoughts from my mother on her birthday! She smiled the day we met. Little hand placed in hers. Passing of time marked in years. She has laughed with me at the silliest things. She has wiped away my tears of heartache. And she has shared in my times of joy and in [...]
Have you ever had a day that changes the entire trajectory of your life? A day that when you look back on it, if your life was a movie you can distinctly see the foreshadowing moments. I have known this day was coming. I have written this story 100 times in my head. It's a [...]
In the stark, cold winterThe mighty tree stands bareStripped away of all its former gloryNow possessing strength that it didn’t know it hadAble to stand in majestic beauty, cloaked in white.-Amy Lyon Smith Silence. Silence. An emptiness of sound. A quiet hush upon the air. This is what a fresh blanket of snow means to [...]
