I love Thanksgiving.  I love the focus on special foods, friends, and family and I love thinking back on Thanksgivings Past. I’ve enjoyed various Thanksgivings in Texas, Montreat (I love the traditional morning gathering at church and taking an afternoon walk), Bolivia (letting the kids play hooky from school so we could keep our traditions), … Continue reading My Dubai Thanksgiving →

I only needed margarine that day. As my little daughter and I walked into the grocery store, we both saw him: a raggedy-patched man, sitting on the cold sidewalk, leaning against the brick wall. My four-year-old could not read words but she was good at reading faces.  “Mommy, why is that man sitting there?” When … Continue reading Cookies and Harriet →

I wrote the following 20 years ago, but it is still true.   April, 1998 We have just returned from our spring break vacation in Florida, but it was not a fun holiday for me. The first weekend we visited Jake’s dad in the Grand Court Nursing Home. The second part we spent in my … Continue reading Longings and Love →

We all know that Halloween is not what it used to be. I hate the scary stuff and the gloomy graveyard decor but there are some fun parts. I got a kick out of seeing all the librarians dressed up as Scooby-doo folks, and I love seeing little superheroes and princesses around town. Every Halloween, … Continue reading Blessings-and-treat →