Month: January 1998

A couple summer ago, my brother was laid up after a double compound fracture of his ankle. His favorite visitor was his baby grandson Jacob. Jacob was quite content to sit, play and otherwise entertain his grandpa when he came to visit. By the time Jacob was walking, so was his grandpa. Jacob loves his…

Eleven a.m. on my birthday, I stood at the windows of the Little Rock Airport, watching clouds warp around the plane carrying my second son to graduate school. Two sons, one daughter-in-love and the grandbaby were in New Orleans on my day of days. My husband’s major plans for the rest of the day were…

Early Saturday morning I yawned, laid down the newspaper and was considered dressing to go to a garage sale when the phone rang. A cheery voice asked, “Would you like to go shopping with us at the mall? I’m driving.” After Christmas sales? All right! I grabbed some clothes, a wad of money and my…

The moment our 9-month-old visitor saw the cat, her eyes widened, her mouth pursed intently, she pushed herself up and toddled across the room to the cat. She wanted to be close to a living creature smaller than herself. Delicate little fingers reached out to grab an ear, poke trusting dark eyes and burrow into…