Stahlke Adoption

Antidote to Five Teenagers

A writing assignment rested on my dining room chair, where the kids place things for me to see. Peter had written about his mother, and all the wonderful things she can do. It reminded me of my childhood admiration for the women in my life who could cook, sew, clean, teach, and do a multitude of important things that seemed impossible and out-of-reach to me.

Kentucky, our dachshund, always greets me with wide eyes and a wagging tail. What a gift of complete acceptance. Does a body good.

posted by Stahlkes @ 11:21 AM