To Know or to be Known, that is the Question
“Nobody knows me.” This is my first thought every morning. Before I even open my eyes, I’ve doomed and dismissed my day. I come downstairs, following the smell of coffee. My husband Matt is by the percolator, our son in his uniform. “Nobody knows me here,” I say to Matt, not for the first time. “Oh, […]
Walking on Jell-0
“Oh, hey! You’re a Hibma, aren’t you? Nice to see you again!” These were the words that welcomed me as I walked into our small public library in northwest Iowa. During the next 15 minutes, I would encounter three different teachers from my past. “You were in…wait, don’t tell me…somewhere in Asia, right?” Last May, […]
Circle of Sisters
I knew before we left that I would need a circle of sisters around me. Not literally. No, we didn’t have a host of folks begging to ride our coat tails to the shores of war recovering West Africa. But thankfully it was 2010 and folks could come along for the ride via blogs, email […]