by Ingrid Lochamire | Oct 23, 2017 | Family
Today’s #write31days blog post is a little different, and a bit of a challenge for me. But, it was fun! Thanks to a Facebook Live video within The Redbud Writers Guild Facebook group, I decided to give it a go. A big thank you to my husband’s Auntie Em for...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Oct 10, 2017 | Family
Last week, at the Breathe Christian Writers Conference in Grand Rapids, I shared a story about my friend, Kathy. I called her a reluctant modern-day prophet, a “creator” who did not believe she could create with words, who came to a time in her life when she could not...
by Ingrid Lochamire | May 25, 2017 | Faith, Family, Good Books
I love adoption stories. Reading or hearing about families that are formed or enriched by opening their hearts and homes to a child gives me hope for the world in general. Adoption, to me, is the ultimate example of sacrificial love.. Meadow Rue Merrill and her family...
by Ingrid Lochamire | May 1, 2017 | Family, Writing
I sliced my thumb today. A pretty solid gash from a freshly-sharpened knife instantly covered the peppers I was chopping for a breakfast scramble. I ran to the sink to inspect the wound, letting my son clean up my mess and take over the chopping. “Is it as bad...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Apr 5, 2017 | Family
My youngest sister doesn’t look like a strong woman. A “do-rag” covers her shiny bald head and these days she’s tipping the scales at just over 100 pounds. She isn’t much of a threat to anyone or anything. Or is she? Just after my ninth birthday, around the time I...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Dec 16, 2016 | Family
“I look like a little boy,” Dad grumbles. He pulls the stocking cap down over his ears and eyebrows. “I never wear hats like this. Maybe you do, but I don’t.” Dad gives me an accusing look. “Where’s your hat.” It’s...
