Amy Secrist

Tag: mothering

  • Autumn comes cleanly into my day.

    Autumn comes cleanly into my day. It has us wearing jackets and opening windows, stacking books and rearranging toys; it has us moving furniture and wiping baseboards, walking to school and praying in church. The three little ones and I stop in at the sanctuary. We are there with two women, mopping and dusting, and we…

  • God’s Music

    “Each one of us is merely a small instrument; all of us, after accomplishing our mission, will disappear.” ~Blessed Teresa of Calcutta God’s Music I pour milk into cereal bowls, wipe tears, play cards I pour water into small glasses, wipe the table, play games I wrap blankets around little ones shivering cold from the…