
Opinion
Asking questions can challenge us in the best way
“Where does the ocean end?” “Lolli, were you born before electricity?” “How do trains turn around?” “Who decided which words are the bad ones?” “What ...
January 26, 2021
“Where does the ocean end?” “Lolli, were you born before electricity?” “How do trains turn around?” “Who decided which words are the bad ones?” “What ... Read more
“Your hair looks so natural,” my husband said as I passed through the living room. Natural? I thought as a mental movie of the steps I ... Read more
Whenever my grandchildren fall, get hurt or have a splinter, they react the same way. They cry for help, but when help arrives, they hold ... Read more
It’s almost time to turn the page. Very little is written in my 2021 planner. It’s clean and fresh – much like the year it ... Read more
I could list all the ways Christmas 2020 will be different this year, but I won’t. Instead, I’m choosing to focus on the reason ... Read more
“Olivia, what would you like me to get you for Christmas?” my daughter Lauren asked her niece. “I want a pink furry blanket like Adeline’s,” ... Read more
“Mom,” I said as soon as she answered the phone, “Would you mind cooking white beans with my leftover ham?” (Yes, I could have cooked. ... Read more
I thought I had picked up all the Fall – every plastic pumpkin, each colorful candy corn, and all the fake fall foliage. But not ... Read more
It was a terrible condition. The disease which isolated its victims didn’t travel alone, for the mention of the word brought fear, dread and despair. ... Read more
Okay. I admit it. I broke my own rule. In my home, the Christmas season usually begins the night of Thanksgiving when I distribute pajamas ... Read more