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I wrote an article about graduation titled Graduation – A Time of Renewal that was printed today in the Christian Science Monitor. You can read it online here, or below: Graduation – A Time of Renewal Looking out over the expansive green sward punctuated with chairs for both the graduates and proud parents, a hymn … Read more
I had never visited Syracuse University before, so I was glad to get a chance to see where our daughter will be going to school. She starts July first in a one year intensive Masters program in Public Administration at the Maxwell School for Citizenship and Pubic Affairs here, which is the top ranked school … Read more
Yesterday we packed this van to the gills, which seems like an apt phrase because when we got the side doors of the van squeezed closed (after multiple tries) we opened the windows and stuffed things in up to the ceiling through the sides. This van included fifteen boxes of books (like below) and some … Read more
Respect And I don’t mean just that easy respect that comes when everything is rosy: the influential job, and impeccable behavior with every word and deed done just right. I’m talking about that fundamental respect that everyone inherently deserves regardless of what they do or how they behave – the kind that treats everyone well, … Read more
The day after graduation, I remained to get my daughter moved out of her apartment and facilitate her transition into her next situation in Syracuse. Today was her last day working for the governor, so while she was there, I worked on researching apartment options for her beginning in July. (You can see her above … Read more
We are so proud of our daughter Virginia who graduated today from St. John’s college in Annapolis. Out of 140 students in her class, 97 made it to graduation. This is a challenging place, and she has done very well. The college paper picks one senior each year to highlight in an article and this … Read more
Tomorrow our daughter graduates from St. John’s College in Annapolis. Today we’ve come down to begin the festivities, picking up our son from Swarthmore where he is in the middle of finals. We brought two cars so my husband can take him back soon after the graduation tomorrow, and return home to a busy week … Read more
Wednesday evening meetings in our church are a time for the congregation to share what has been helpful to them, and I loved this idea that was offered last night by Diane Staples, who long ago wrote a short article about this topic that I encourage you to read here. Last night she said: “It … Read more
I found this framework of prompts on the April 25th entry of the Design so Vast blog and thought I’d give it a try: Vanity – Anything good God gets the credit for, which wipes out vanity fairly expeditiously. And if we’re talking about the type of furniture which I think we are, that is … Read more
Benign a happy word like being nine again the hop, skip and jump of it a relief a release from an unjust sentence uncondemned, safe Congratulations on the courage to find out. by Polly Castor
I am a regular contributor to the Danbury News Times Forum on Faith column, which is also picked up by the Connecticut Post and the Stamford Advocate. (Please note that the paper capitalized “earth” where I did not, for example in the Lord’s Prayer!) Anyway, you can read that version of the article online here … Read more
Yesterday we were out of pocket for 22 hours going to Maryland and back to attend our daughter’s Senior Oral at St. John’s College in Annapolis. We had a great day and she did an excellent job. Getting started at 4:30 am we saw dawn’s glow on the GW Bridge, as you can see in … Read more
In January, I posted relief that all our daughter’s graduate school applications were complete. Since then, we found out that she was accepted at five excellent schools, and she set about visiting them for their admitted student days. Last week alone she was on a plane six days out of seven doing just that, and … Read more
Pinajian has been discovered as a master of abstraction posthumously when his paintings were discovered piled high in a garage on Long Island. I find this very encouraging and exciting, just like the fact that Van Gogh sold only two works in his lifetime is as well. It makes me feel that someday my artwork … Read more
“Who you are is made up of three persons. There is the one you think you are, the one others think you are, and the one you really are.
Every year for the past 13 years I have given a sermon at our clergy association’s three hour community Good Friday service. I was to discuss Luke 23:1-12 in…
