Laura Boyles
Laura Soule Boyles spent an idyllic childhood around the brackish, grass-lined shores of Bayou Davenport in West Pensacola, surrounded by siblings, cousins, and neighborhood friends. Laura has lived abroad and loves to travel, but now resides spittin’ distance from her childhood home with her husband, three children (ages 8,11, and 13), chocolate lab, bunny, four hens, and someone else’s cat. The family enjoys home projects, boating, and time with the next generation of cousins. An educator for nearly twenty years, she loves sunrises, coffee, Alabama football, books, babies, and Jesus.
A Friend for the Ages: A Cross-Generational Friendship
Living in the same town I was born in, I can throw a rock and hit a friend--not that I would, but you get the idea.
I’m surrounded by friends of my childhood who watched...
A Million Letting Go’s
The giant wave lifted our bodies upon its crest, and in slow motion, the four of us slid between it and the next one.
“Mom, I’m going to let go.”
“No, don’t! I’ve got you! We...
Choosing to Remember
The house phone rang. I hesitated to answer it.
A voice on the other line introduced herself as my grandmother’s friend I had met a time or two.
“I hope I’m not bothering you.”
So began a...
Backyard Chicken Keeping: What the “Cluck” Was I Thinking?
Do Instagram posts of pastel farm fresh eggs have you hankerin’ for a life of bucolic delight? Well, you, too, can strut through your yard in Hunter boots and harvest a day’s bounty of...
The Heart of the Matter: Community Pandemic Support from Studer Family Children’s Hospital at...
Studer Family Children's Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart is well-equipped on the front line of the COVID-19 crisis as part of a national organization focused on patient care and safety. In addition to rolling...
Peek-A-Boo: I See You!
One afternoon after a more-challenging-than-usual e-learning day of Covid-19 quarantine, I drove across town for the first time in weeks.
My son from the backseat marveled at less-than-usual traffic and places he missed seeing since...