by Ingrid Lochamire | Oct 2, 2013 | Faith, Wisdom
I sat there, in the presence of saints, and my heart wept for them. For the woman whose husband left for work two years ago — and never came back. And the mature mother who quietly shares that her son is in prison…..again…..then whispers that she...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Sep 21, 2013 | Wisdom
On a morning when I sit, all fuzzy-brained, clutching my coffee cup there on the red couch taking in the morning’s news, I hear this: “Creativity can increase with age and help you live longer.” My 60-year-old ears perk up and my brain cells tingle....
by Ingrid Lochamire | Sep 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
I wrap my fingers around the warmth of its redness, and the apple fairly drops into my palm. Two-fisted, I pluck one, then another and another. The crop is so heavy — branches bowed to the ground, leaves splayed onto the grass. There is a bounty this year. These...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Sep 1, 2013 | Faith, Family
Between doing loads of laundry…..checking off that college packing list….swiping at those unbidden tears…. I popped the CD on the top of my music stack into the CD player and was taken back 40 years to my one and only year in college. “You just...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Aug 23, 2013 | Faith
There she is, on the cover of my magazine — that skinny, auburn-haired actress who…. “KNOWS WHAT SHE WANTS….AND SHE’S MAKING IT HAPPEN”. Perusing other titles on the magazine cover, I decide that maybe she’s not “STUCK...
