Recently I’ve been troubled.  The news from Afghanistan and Lebanon. More local deaths-by-covid.  And remembering  9/11 twenty years after.  Little things have troubled me, too. Disagreeing with friends about masks and meetings. (We thought we’d be done with this by now!) Having zero inspiration to write. And watching my sweet GrandBoy break my friend’s antique glass globe. … Continue reading My Opinion Piece →

For two weeks, Jake and I have enjoyed the company of all of our adult children and grandchildren in Montreat.    Family reunions can be a mixed bag and our reunions are especially muddled up. There are six, or is it more? Let me count: Canada, Japan, Spain, Brazil, Ethiopia, Bolivia (in our hearts) and … Continue reading Family Reunions →

Today is Saturday. I woke up in a funk, thinking I had too much to do and no gumption to do it.  It wasn’t true, but thoughts have a way of driving moods and I was definitely letting my thoughts drive me down the wrong road.  Yesterday Jake and I came home from a wonderful … Continue reading Balcony People →

Here’s an assignment I was given, one that inspired me to great thanksgiving, so I pass it on to you:  Write your life story in five sentences.   You can do it.   To spur you on, here are my five: I grew up in Texas in a large, mostly-happy family with a Canadian mom and an Irish … Continue reading Five Sentences and the ‘disease to please’ →