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I bought a little book for my husband a few years ago, called Make Your Bed. I highly recommend it. The author is Admiral William H. McRaven (U.S. Navy Retired) and the book is based on a commencement speech he […]
In my outward appearance and behavior at work, I believe I look even tempered, though my coworkers would likely say that I am somewhat quiet. They would be correct; I come to focus on my work and every minute spent talking is a minute wasted that could have been getting something done. I talk […]
As I write this blog, my younger daughter, now 26, has withheld all contact from me for 13 months. It was December, a little over a year ago, that we were last in contact; usually by text, but it was still contact. I thought we were doing well.
That Fall a year ago, we texted […]
My husband came back yesterday from a week-long trip, with face tanned and looking relaxed. He had flown to another state to my oldest son’s house and then they drove north a day and a half to a remote lodge to go fly fishing.
They had been talking about doing a fishing trip together for […]
A year ago, my sister and I looked at our calendars to see when our respective kids would have graduations as we wanted to be able to attend each kid’s special day. Who knew that everything would be virtual?
My second oldest son graduated from college last week. Although he was not planning on “walking […]
I have been watching how my six year old granddaughter deals with the COVID crisis and “shelter in place” guidelines. I have decided that there are lessons that she (and other kids as well) can give us “grown-ups” during this time.
Here are a few:
Be Kind to Others. It Helps. Our granddaughter showed kindness recently […]
Like much of the world, I have been following the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. Two months ago, I had never heard of it; now it dominates my news-feed on my phone, probably because I read every story I see.
China is a long way away from where I live. The countries that have had the highest […]
Last Fall, in my blog, I discussed three instances of “waiting”. Since then, there have been some changes. My son found another job in the city that he and his wife had hoped to move to. After a good year in an unsettled state and “waiting”, all their hopes and dreams with respect to […]
Two weekends ago, I traveled out of state back to my hometown to visit my aunt who is in a nursing home. It is always a bittersweet time as memories flood my mind whenever I go back. I was born there, grew up there and went to high school there. Even after leaving the […]
In last week’s blog, I alluded to the fact that I discovered that my elder daughter had another baby girl. I would like to write a tribute to this little girl who has come into the world even if there is a good chance that I will know little or nothing of her as […]
