What did I expect for my first trip to Disney World since 1984? Hard to say. But here are some things I didn’t expect: How solicitous our 16-year-old granddaughter, Kinley, was to us. It was her trip, after all, but she was constantly concerned about our welfare and if we were having a good time. … [Read more…]
Today is David’s birthday. He is not related to us, but he is a great combination of both son and friend. Just a couple of years younger than our son, David lives nearby and we see him at many church events and privately when we share a meal. He and Steve meet for lunch or … [Read more…]
So what is a writer? A person who meets monthly with a Writers’ Group? Then I’m a writer. A person who gets money for pieces written? Then I’m a writer. A person who has published in national magazines? Then I’m a writer. A person who writes regularly, even though not every day? Then I’m a … [Read more…]
Last weekend we enjoyed a most unusual Christmas gift–two days at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Oaks (Friday) and the Kentucky Derby (Saturday.) Our four children (one by birth, one by adoption, two by marriage) accompanied us and we all crammed into Josh’s car for the drive from Fort Thomas to Louisville. Each couple took … [Read more…]
Yoga may not be for me. I see its value for other people and I applaud their persistence and skill. But certain aspects of yoga drive me a little nuts. The names of positions are interesting. Downward Facing Dog, Child’s Pose, Warrior 2, etc. I don’t know them, of course, so when the teacher says … [Read more…]
As I left the doctor’s office, I heard the scheduler saying, “I was calling to ask you….” Was calling? I thought. Aren’t you calling right now? Shouldn’t that be “I am calling?” So that launched me into thinking about expressions that we used that are less than accurate. Working with international students and answering their … [Read more…]
Marriage. What a wonderful and mysterious institution! My parents were married 74 years ago today, on my mother’s twentieth birthday. By the time I was aware of her celebrating both birthday and anniversary on the same day, she was saying how foolish she had been. But she’d always said she didn’t want to be a … [Read more…]
Click on the title to see the text and pictures better. You can also comment from there. Again this weekend, I was reminded of why young and not old people have babies and raise children. Steve and I kept Landry, 2, and Finn, almost 7, from Thursday until Monday night, and it was an adventure. … [Read more…]
I rarely post someone else’s writing, but I’m eager to see this movie and thought you might like to read what Rusty Wright wrote about it. If you’re a committed atheist and your spouse becomes a follower of Jesus, it might just rock your world. That’s what happened to hard-nosed Chicago Tribune legal affairs editor … [Read more…]
When I first moved to Illinois from Tennessee and North Carolina, I realized that I did not pronounce several words the way that people there did. I’d always said that “ahrnges” grew in “Flahr-uh-duh,” but in that Yankee-land, they hardly understood me. I said that “a-kerns” grew on oak trees, but my students corrected me … [Read more…]
