Our River

By Nicki Dechert Carlson I’d like to introduce you to our river, “Guadalupe.” Her beauty and sustenance drew the first settlers to this area … she, and the tall cypress trees that grew up, out, and around her. She has always been life-giving. She has taught generations of Hill Country natives and visitors how toContinue reading “Our River”

A Flood of Grief

This weekend I went away to rest and recover. I didn’t post about it because I felt guilty, even though I also knew mine and my husband’s limits had been breached weeks ago.  I can’t tell you what that time did for me. My heart has been so heavy and burdened with the pain, loss,Continue reading “A Flood of Grief”