“Though his health and family had been broken in the process, he'd found his purpose in life — to share the ancient key discovered anew in the garden: if we feed the earth, it will feed us. I see that… — Melissa Coleman Copy Share Image
God was something I did not understand the way kids who went to church did. They said God was a man in the sky… — Melissa Coleman Copy Share Image
“To succeed at this life, they had to constantly feed their vision of it, or it would wither and die” — Melissa Coleman Copy Share Image
Later when I thought of the chickens, one of those rare pale blue eggs rose up into my throat. The chickens had been part of our family, and the egg in my throat was the feeling of something missing. It was hard and smooth and heavy, but also so fragile it might break and make me cry. It was the… — Melissa Coleman Copy Share
“Fall arrived with its honey light and cool evenings, and the maple leaves brightened to match the reds and yellow of ripe apples. It… — Melissa Coleman Copy Share Image
“Though his health and family had been broken in the process, he'd found his purpose in life — to share the ancient key discovered… — Melissa Coleman Copy Share Image