Dreamy Blessings
Keri Horon2026-06-10T16:25:43-07:00Recently, I had an unusual dream. Not that I’d describe other dreams I have as usual. But once in a while a dream flies in on a REM breeze and just perches in your brain, [...]
Lemme’ See You Smile
Keri Horon2023-02-04T17:26:17-08:00During the winter months, we like to watch Wheel of Fortune while eating dinner. Somehow, the combination of comfort food and Pat Sajak’s corny jokes just caps off a wintry evening. And the routine of [...]
Don’t Give Me the Finger!
Keri Horon2022-12-31T17:32:05-08:00As I raised the blinds in my son’s bedroom the other morning, I noticed his arm stretch out from beneath the blanket. His sleepy eyes looked at me – rather, at my clothes – and [...]
Zipping Through Milestones
Keri Horon2022-12-31T17:32:40-08:00Milestones. One might say these are roadside markers measuring distance. Another might think of significant events in life: a graduation, the start of a new job. And still others may define milestones in the context [...]
Sequins and Sharks
Keri Horon2022-12-31T17:34:00-08:00(Originally appeared on the VestLife blog) It feels like yesterday, but it wasn’t. My son and I were doing some browsing around at a San Francisco shopping plaza. It looked like rain was coming, so [...]
Sunflowers and Sunbeams
Keri Horon2022-12-31T18:14:45-08:00As I gazed at my son watching the beloved bees on the salvia in our yard, I wondered if what happened earlier played in his mind. There is no way for me to know. As [...]
Oh, Sweet Child of Mine
Keri Horon2022-12-31T18:26:21-08:00There’s a place off Highway 50, about 45 miles east of Sacramento and 60 miles west of South Lake Tahoe, that is pure gold. Well, pure gold figuratively, but also literally, in the past. Placerville [...]
Nobody Nose the Trouble I’ve Seen
Keri Horon2022-12-31T18:58:47-08:00A close inspection of Zach’s nostril, something we don’t habitually do, revealed a reddened area of concern. After a month-long wait to see an ENT, in we went. I had tried to schedule a time [...]
Rise and Fall (Not in That Order)
Keri Horon2022-12-31T18:31:54-08:00I was searching for a luggage cart in a quiet hotel corridor at 11:00 on a Saturday night. It was a long, hot drive, and the last task of the day was to transport the [...]
Wouldn’t Give a Penny for Those Thoughts
Keri Horon2022-12-31T18:31:15-08:00Nothing boils my blood faster than hearing derogatory comments uttered by people about other people with special needs. I once heard two store employees talking as one described someone else as a retard. I yelled [...]