by Suzanne | Nov 19, 2016 | By the Creek, Resources
The memory of music I have loved is overwhelmingly strong. Each song spurs on specific recollections of people, places, and events. Memories like sitting in the car as a child listening to my mother’s Buddy Holly cassette tape or the endless hours squirreled away in...
by Suzanne | Nov 5, 2016 | By the Creek, Resources
“Which is better? This one or (click) this one?” “What about this?” And after another click, “which one now?” Does this sound familiar? It’s the optometrist trying to determine what you’re seeing and, more importantly, how well you’re seeing it. The goal is to get the...
by Suzanne | Oct 15, 2016 | By the Creek, Resources
My childhood home, located in the Central Valley, was surrounded by mature, fragrant, green-orange groves. I often rode my bike down the service road next to our home through these groves. In between the seemingly endless rows of citrus were several rows of olive...
by Suzanne | Oct 1, 2016 | By the Creek, Resources
When someone tells you something they don’t think you’ll want to hear, they often begin with “Which do you want first, the good news or the bad?” Human nature being what it is, we often choose the bad news first, hoping that the good news will cancel out how bad the...
by Suzanne | Sep 17, 2016 | By the Creek, Resources
Last fall, I was going for a walk around Millpond Park when I stopped at the grove of trees located between the two play structures. On the ground and the trees were branches of thorns. I recalled my husband joking about the curse on the ground found in Genesis 3...
