Resilience – Karna Eastlund Haugen

With Resilient Eyes

My car stalled. I had just dropped off a library book and purchased a copy of Elizabeth Edwards’ Resilience: Reflections on the Burdens and Gifts of Facing Life’s Adversities for fifty cents, and then stopped to fill my tank with gas. Starting the car wasn’t a problem, but it stalled and I was going nowhere.Continue reading “With Resilient Eyes”

Yes, it Rhymes

When my older daughter, Anika, was very young, one of her school assignments was to compose a poem. She asked if I’d like to hear the poem, and very proudly recited it. She probably read it to me from her sparkly Hello Kitty spiral-bound notebook. I don’t remember the content, but after she finished IContinue reading “Yes, it Rhymes”