Jerri Lynn SparksAug 15, 20212 minWhat We MakeThis is a true story...My Sunday Morning Offering: Parenthood (or What We Make) If you are not completely selfless Parenthood will teach...
Jerri Lynn SparksApr 11, 20214 minWhat I Wish...A Story About Birds And The Moon (and a girl who loves them)“Do you know what I wish I was?” I asked my son Jared right before we fell asleep the other night. The house was dark and finally quiet...
Jerri Lynn SparksMar 28, 20214 minA Soft Place To Land“Well I'm looking for a soft place to land The forest floor The palms of your hands” – Kathleen Edwards, ‘A Soft Place To Land’ from the...
Jerri Lynn SparksMar 27, 202111 minAnd Then You Found MeA song for another time... Every week I have what I’ve begun thinking of as Philosophical Sundays with my son Jared. He’s a very...
Jerri Lynn SparksJan 28, 20216 minRed-Eye Gravy And The Food That Built MeIt’s 4AM and I can’t sleep. Last night I resorted to comfort food to soothe my frustration: mac and cheese with a breadcrumb topping and...
Jerri Lynn SparksJan 28, 20214 minThat Time We Became AlrightExploding Glass And Unexpected Serenity Last night dinner exploded, in my hands, in my hair, on my clothes, on my face and all over the...
Jerri Lynn SparksJan 28, 20211 minThe Best Peace In YearsA poem about silence We sat silently reading in the rain the soft drip-drip-drippity-drips being the only sound in our ears And I was...