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A Visit
The Christmas season is here, and I’m honored to share this poem with you. It was written by my father and appeared in the 1979 Living Values Christmas issue, The Blessings of Christmas. Good News...
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Why Write?
Sometimes, I forget why I want to write. Often, I’m too afraid to write—do I really want to let you see the truth of me? It’s easier, safer to hide. But something inside me says WRITE. Why? An...
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Distinct Impression
This semester I work at the university switchboard three mornings a week. When I arrive on campus, I park in the Chestnut lot, head toward the sidewalk on the south side of McDonald Hall, and then walk...
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NEW THING!
A picture, they say, is worth a thousand words. Apparently that means “a complex idea can be conveyed with just a single still image” (Wikipedia). On the 13th of April, I posted a single still image on...
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Cool Connections
I hate to admit it, but I paid $160 to get my hair cut and colored once. The day was May 6, 2010, and never in my life had I paid so much money (including tip). I had assumed that a high-end salon...
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Demo Days
Dear Chip and Joanna, How are you? You’ve been on my mind since Christmas. During the holiday season, I spent several days on the couch fighting a nasty cold and I rang in the new year with, oh, about...
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Ecclesiastes Living
Dear Laura Beth, I haven’t heard from you in months. I think it’s been a year—one whole year! Why haven’t you written? Someone told me you started working full time again. And you quit school, right?...
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Facebook Farewell
Dear friends and family, In case you missed my last blog, I wrote about Ecclesiastes, which wisely says there is a time for everything. I heard my heart say, “It is time to make changes.” I’m listening...
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Dear Friend, I’ve been thinking a lot about you since we texted last night. Your current situation sounds difficult, and your comment about feeling intimidated struck me. I have a book called Women of...
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Dance Lesson
Dear Erika, Several weeks ago, my husband and I ate at SABORmx to celebrate my 59th birthday, and you were our server. SABOR has the most amazing Mexican food! Their traditional classics with a “modern...
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