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Western Roads


Out and about

Out through the northwest and back through the south. Nineteen states and 6,800 miles later, we are home with our hearts stretched wide.

July 28, 2022

Unconcluded thoughts on art and beauty


Brain things

I open wide and soak it in, the full moon just coming white and misty from behind the clouds, or hanging its enormous full-blazed orange…

November 23, 2021

Ten thousand reasons


Celebrations, Promoted

There is apple pie in the sunshine with apples from our own tree, and there is the radiant face of a child buried in corn.

October 12, 2021

What Lasts Seventeen Years


Celebrations

This griddle. Hm. It has seen better days, and no wonder. It’s one of our wedding gifts, from seventeen years ago today.

October 25, 2020

Book Recommendations: treasuries and newbies


Literature

One of my favorite memories with these books is reading two pages of “I Want My Hat Back” over and over to my niece, while she giggled out loud.

July 7, 2020

Graduation day


Boys camp

I keep taking pictures of my kids, these strange and glorious days, because there are four of them and they are all together.

June 23, 2020

Foster care: Book resources


Literature

I love these books for their powerful imagery and empathy, building a bridge between those-who-have-firsthand-experience and those-who-need-a-window-in.

February 12, 2020

Making time for books in the mommy years


Literature

There are intense times of motherhood when you are too tired even to think. But if reading rejuvenates you, carve out a section of life for it when you can.

January 22, 2020

In which I fall in love with a flower


Out and about

Who knew there was such diversity in orchids? Did you know there are over 25,000 species? And that Pennsylvania is home to 60 of them?

January 14, 2020

Stories: The relationships of women


People

Today my friendships feel rich, though sometimes spread too thin. But these are the stories I think of when I hear yours.

August 15, 2019

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Shari Zook


Shari Zook is a wife, mother of four, and foster parent for the past eight years. She bakes cakes, grows herbs, and reads amazing books, but her heart is in nurturing children, crafting words, and connecting with women.

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