gianna soderstrom

  • taking a break

    taking a break

    You can’t rush spring. That much has been painfully, frigidly obvious since mid-March. You can’t rush…

  • the accidental coffee hour

    the accidental coffee hour

    I’m not sure if it is worse to forget a dentist appointment, or to remember it…

  • an unfinished house

    an unfinished house

    There is a lot about my house that is unfinished. The dining room floor needs to…

  • birthday wishes

    birthday wishes

    Here is something very important that I’m not very good at remembering: the age you are…

  • a dichotomy of boxes

    a dichotomy of boxes

    A note of context: I wrote this before Christmas so it’s about Christmas, but it’s still…

  • a laughter a day

    a laughter a day

    I think nearly everybody comes to the same conclusion as they get older: time goes quickly.…

  • crows

    crows

    A few years ago we lived in a neighborhood next to a golf course. The lawns…

  • making pearls

    making pearls

    Here is a hard thing that needs to be said.  Even those who love you may…

  • of throw pillows and washing dishes

    of throw pillows and washing dishes

    Every night after I tuck my littles into bed but before I sit down with a…

  • how to level up – a story

    how to level up – a story

    One morning this week, I pulled out my phone to check the forecast. Ninety degrees. Ew.…

  • when you can’t say it all

    when you can’t say it all

    It has been said to me frequently by other writers that in order to withstand the…