Recently I watched a group of rowers practicing for a regatta. I was reminded of a time years ago when my son was involved with a rowing team at his university. His father and I attended many of the regattas and thoroughly enjoyed each race as we watched the team strive for perfect cooperation and unity in moving their boat across… Read More
Death is universal and all of us will ultimately experience it. It’s not a thought we enjoy entertaining – but is a reality. We all will deal differently to the circumstances that are a part of the dying of a loved one, but for us who have traveled the road already, we know, beyond the grief, healing will come. Healing for… Read More
Whether it’s a front porch swing, a play set in the backyard, or a tire hanging from an old gnarly Oak Tree – there’s just nothing quite like a swing. Robert Louis Stevenson apparently enjoyed a good swing as much as I. He captured the essence of freedom and joy when he wrote “The Swing”. It wasn’t until I began teaching kindergarten that I… Read More
