I pulled into the parking ramp at the Kellogg Center and looked for an open space. The closest one was being blocked by two men in suits in conversation. I pulled around them, parked further up the parking ramp, left my coat in the car and pulled out my computer bag. I was ready for […]
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This past weekend, I had a chance to get away to Pentwater, MI. We didn’t arrive until 8p.m. on Friday, and left by 9:30a.m. on Sunday, and it was rainy most of Saturday, still it was worth it to get away even for a short time. While listening to the rain pour down Saturday morning, […]
Read MoreEach week in May, I’ll be offering excerpts from my series on Spirituality for Moms. The following comes from the first book in the series. Almost thirty years ago an earth-shattering, life-changing event took place in my life. I gave birth to a son. This event was followed just seventeen months later by an equally […]
Read MoreNot quite thirty years ago, I experienced an earth-quaking, life shattering event: the birth of my son, followed by twin daughters eighteen months later. As a Roman Catholic, I had grown up thinking that the call to religious life and priesthood was a “higher” calling than married life. I wondered if I were doomed to […]
Read MoreOkay, I can hear it already. What was she thinking? Why would anyone make a cover using CreateSpace cover maker, and even worse, she used the same image used on the template. Anyone familiar with CreateSpace cover maker would recognize this as the journey theme. So why did I do this? I happen to like […]
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I had a minor hair crisis last week, forcing me to confront the question, do I go gray or go home. When I tried to schedule a hair appointment, my stylist didn’t have any openings for over two weeks. By then the gray stripe already forming down my part would be a roadway. No problem, […]
Read MoreWhen my kids were growing up we had a Siberian Husky named Jet. I would take Jet for daily walks and when I turned the corner of our block, I would unhook the leash and let her go. She would run to our house and about the yard. I enjoyed watching her run. It was […]
Read MoreI read an article a while back about how each of us has a certain age that we were born to be. This is the time that we are most ourselves, happiest, the best years of our life. For some people those years were in high school. Perhaps they were a cheerleader or football hero […]
Read MoreAdvertising is the price of being boring, Rob Eager of Wildfire Marketing posted last week. If you are not boring you get all kinds of free word of mouth advertising. The rest of us have to pay dearly for such advertising. We are fascinated by people who live exciting lives, using and abusing drugs, living […]
Read MoreWe are in the graduation season, followed by the marriage month, June. Throughout the nation, graduating seniors are being given words of wisdom at commencement ceremonies, as one stage of their life ends and they prepare for the next one. They are being told to hold on to their dreams, to dream big, make a […]
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