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Heather L. Rollins

Virginia, USA

I'm a woman. A daughter, a wife, a mother. A teacher and mentor and guide. Broken and trembling and trying. Ever in awe and wonder.

A squirrel stands on a pumpkin, holding an acorn. Autumn-colored leaves and berries are around the pumpkin on the ground.

Another slow day

After our day trip to Staunton, we spent yesterday quietly at the resort. We were tired, and we had some aches and pains, and I needed to do some more nothing. I sat in my beautiful window nook for a time. We went down to the café to enjoy some

A day to be blessed

After experiencing that sublime concert two evenings ago, yesterday we took a day trip into Staunton, Virginia, to visit the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library. It isn't that either of us is a big Wilson fan; mostly we didn't know much about him. My (ancient) high school

A slow day

A slow day

This is the third day of our week away: away from work, away from studies, away from home. We're at a mountain resort in Virginia, and we had planned yesterday as a recovery day after the drive. And we really needed that recovery day! We knew there would

Rest, renewal, and blessing

Rest, renewal, and blessing

On Sunday evening, I turned in my last assignment for the last classes in the coursework phase of my PhD. When the next quarter begins in a couple weeks, I will be officially entering the research and dissertation phase. It's exciting, exhilarating, even. And I am exhausted. I