What’s your concept of “spillin’ the beans?” Well, the first story in my book is literally about beans hitting the floor–but not from a spill. I can still see my mother flinging that bowl of green beans into the air and then seeing them hit the floor, sliding in all directions. Are you around anyone … [Read more…]
Author and friend Barb Haller recently published a great article in Heart of Ohio magazine about getting along with daughter-in-laws. Her thoughts prompted me to think about the people who married my children and my relationships with them. As is often the case, for good or ill, my son married his mother, figuratively speaking. Gina … [Read more…]
Aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews! What treasures we have in our own families—treasures to tap and treasures to offer. Last week my niece graduated from Vanderbilt University—one in a class of 1004. (And that was only the Bachelor’s Degree people!) Steve and I made a special effort to be there, and she was very appreciative. The … [Read more…]
