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 [...]
Of Central Concern
Keri Horon2022-12-31T18:28:59-08:00My son is a homing pigeon. As am I. When little, I didn’t know what ‘sense of direction’ meant, but I knew people often said I had a good one. And besides my dimples, my [...]
The Point of the Portrait
Keri Horon2022-12-31T19:04:06-08:00When 800 numbers show up in caller ID, I ignore them. But one day recently, as a message was recording, I heard a voice say my son’s name, so I picked up. It was a [...]
Brown, Down, and (not) Out
Keri Horon2022-12-31T18:32:42-08:00Sitting in my kitchen several years ago, I wrote a list of things I did not want to forget to pack. Moving is definitely a major task, fraught with stress and chaos. I’ve moved several [...]
Covered in Kindness
Keri Horon2022-12-31T17:55:11-08:00Going through airport security with my family is not on my top ten list of good things to do in life. I start off calm (in the general sense of that word) and collected, knowing [...]
IDon’t believe it!
Keri Horon2022-12-31T18:04:49-08:00The thing you are looking for furiously is usually the thing you just cannot find. As we idled in the entryway of the Point Lobos State Natural Reserve with a string of cars behind us, [...]
What Kind of Person?
Keri Horon2022-12-31T18:09:11-08:00Gripping granite with my fingertips and toes a thousand feet off the ground is not my idea of fun. With feet firmly planted in the Merced River’s sand banks, I peered through binoculars to locate [...]
Advocacy: What Does It Take?
Keri Horon2022-12-31T18:12:43-08:00Here is an article I wrote for the special needs blog in Sacramento4Kids. As the school year gets underway, it’s important for parents and caretakers to advocate for their special needs child or teen. Did [...]
Have Pumpkin Will Travel
Keri Horon2022-12-31T17:37:41-08:00Keep in mind it’s June. Autumn is a season away; Halloween, four months down the road. I stuffed a backpack and a duffel bag with simple overnight supplies for a quick trip: clean underwear, pajamas, [...]