Amy Secrist

Tag: NaPoWriMo

  • Have I?

    If I hurl the half-empty bottle into the sink, have I nourished? If I admonish through clenched teeth and growl, have I taught? If I bristle and attack as a defense, have I understood? If I sigh and huff, and bemoan through the house, have a done my work well? If resentment and bitterness ooze…

  • Sunday is Purple

    Today we get wet running into and out of mass. Today we fly the children on our feet, dance in the living room, read on the sun porch. Today we play checkers and chess, pretend to be bakers and chefs, run and chase each other through the house. Today we tumble on top of each…

  • practice

    I sit on the floor and the baby comes close to me; his hands pat my shoulder, my back; he says, “gentle, gentle.” We are practicing “no hitting” these days. We are also practicing “no whining” “no screeching” “no fighting.” It is difficult to be each other’s practice boards, to be the place where someone…