Standing in the middle of cornstalks over eight feet high, I was feeling quite content. It was the end of the corn’s growing season, and I was removing all the cornstalks that had already produced corn. I wanted the remaining stalks to have more light, air, and nutrients so they could complete what they started. [...]
I imagined little monsters, fairies, and witches walking by my house wanting something from me, and I was terrified. So terrified that I huddled behind the couch in the dark. Even as I pressed myself into that hiding place, I knew I was being irrational. After all, it was just children out for their night [...]
Mother’s Day is a day every one of us can celebrate, because everyone has had a mother. But it could be so much more than flowers, brunch, and cards.
BECA LEWIS coaches, teaches, writes blogs and books, plays with art, and is addicted to reading. She lives in Ohio with her husband and has kids and grandkids scattered across the country.
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