The Gift of Faith
Last night, for the first time in many years, I went to church for a Christmas Eve service. It was to a church I once went to regularly, just up…
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When Does Environmental Stewardship Start?
On a Saturday in mid-September, I was at large event for work. It was an event I organized. There were at least 125 people in attendance, probably more. It was…
Ewww… You Gave me Cooties!
Are you old enough to remember the game Cooties? Have you ever made an origami cootie catcher? About a month ago, I was speaking to a group of students and…
Conditioning for Anxiety or Creativity ?
Gardening, woodworking, jewelry making, painting, 3-D printing, writing, and music making – these are just a few of the hobbies that my immediate family pursues. Lately, I have spent some…
Gratitude: An Open Journal Entry
Today, I just feel like a really fortunate person. I have a supportive husband who allows me to be who I am….intensities and all. Gracious words also need to be…
Have You Ever? Cleaned up a Dryer Mess?
I have an occasional returning blog series called Have You Ever? The series offers a chance to look at those oddities of life, some of which you might consider yourself…
Everybody’s Home
There is not quite any feeling like there is when Everybody’s Home. Three Boys, Two Girls and a Boy. Three Girls. Four Boys and a Girl. One Boy. A Girl.…
Family Friendships & Destiny: Is that how it works?
I have been thinking a lot lately how some families gravitate towards one another. Over the twenty some odd years’ we have been parents, I have noticed how both families…
