When interruptions require me to slow down or completely stop, once I work through the irritation, I catch sight of wonder that would go unnoticed…
Thud! Oh, no, not again! The rattling of the front window told me a potential tragedy had just occurred. The last time I heard this…
Dearest Edythe,Kindness Abounds! During a walk with the dachshunds in a local park, Thom and I met a little girl wearing a shirt with a…
The adage, “a picture is worth a thousand words,” certainly rang true for me as this artist’s depiction of verbal abuse came up on my…
Is civility a quality you value? Recently, driving through town, a billboard caught my eye: “When push comes to shove, don’t!”Civility begins with you.PassItOn.com Following…
In honor of Sesame Street’s 50th Anniversary on PBS, several journalists have been invited to interview many of its beloved characters and the segments are then…
“Don’t cry because it is over. Smile because it happened.” ~Dr. SeussWhen my aunt died in Germany in 2011, a quote echoing this sentiment was…
Dear Students from The American School of Madrid:I have precious longtime friends who live in Madrid. Two summers ago, they came to visit me in…
Kizzie’s beloved Thomas Wert offers a guest post for the blog this week. He is a retired Lutheran pastor/chaplain who continues to serve at the…
Dearest Edythe, As you know, I served as a chaplain in health care for 21 years. In all that time I only missed working on…