Winging it in the New Year
Happy New Year! I’ve made many New Year’s Resolutions in the past, but this year I’m going with Calvin and Hobbs as shown below. How about you?
Hope
Best of 2012
Wow. I’ve finished four years on this daily blog. That’s 1,424 entries! Here are the best posts of 2012…
Howard Thurman Quote
“When the song of the angels is stilled,
When the star in the sky is gone,
When the kings and princes are home,
When the shepherds are back with their flock,
Reminiscing About Our Wedding
We got married in New York City since that’s where I lived – not in Ann Arbor where I spent the first 25 years of life and where my parents were, and not in
Family Photos of Christmas Day 2012
We had a nice day; it is rare for us to spend a whole day just the five of us, and that is the biggest treat of all…
Christmas Art with Quote
“Each of us is an Innkeeper who decides if there is room for Jesus.” Neal A. Maxwell
An Unexpected Christmas
Loved this wonderful Christmas video! Enjoy and Merry Christmas!
How to Help the People of Newtown
As a local, it is especially hard to find closure to this horrible situation in Newtown and move on, but it must be done. Here some practical ways to help.
“We Could Light the Candles All Around the World”
Of all the things that have crossed my desk these last challenging days, this is the one I want you to see.
Our Daughter Turns 21
Our older daughter turned 21 today with a quiet celebration comprising of frosted sugar cookies and the present of a couple books supporting her interest in…
Automatic and Semi-Automatic Weapons
Overall this is a blog about hope. I would feel remiss not addressing this challenging issue here. These are kids I don’t know, and I want them protected from…
Sandy Hook Elementary School Killings
Yes, that’s Newtown, a beautiful, idyllic part of my own community – the kind of place horrible things don’t happen. But that flag is at half mast now.
Gratitude Requires Action
I wrote the piece below for a newspaper column spot for the Saturday following Thanksgiving, but by mistake it did not get printed. So I share it with you now…
Mindfulness with a Teenager
I’ve been marinating in proximity to teenagers for eight years now with only four more years to go: but who’s counting? Each one is different, but some of…
All the Kids Home for Thanksgiving
Our refrigerator is crammed; yes, that’s seven pounds of butter you see, and four dozen eggs. All the kids are home for Thanksgiving, which is a wonderful…
Our Power Restored by a Crew from Alabama
We spent all day watching this wonderful crew of five who came all the way from Alabama with multiple trucks to restore power in Connecticut. First they removed
Getting the Trees off the Lines
First, some electricians disconnected our electrical wires so they were no longer live. Next, tree service guys came to cut the trees off the lines. Then the…