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Marriage Manifesto

April 18, 2017 by Lanita Boyd

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…]

A Gift or Not a Gift?

August 26, 2014 by Lanita Boyd

When contemplating what gifts I have, I sometimes think that in recent years I have the gift of understanding the other person’s perspective. For example, when a driver does something unusual (some might say stupid or dangerous), I think, “Must be late for an appointment,” or, “He just didn’t see me coming,” or some such. … [Read more…]