Back in 2006, I inherited my grandmother’s bed and we’ve always intended that it would end up in our oldest daughter’s room when it becomes a guest room.
Category Archives: Hope
Our Daughter Turns 22
We had a lovely day being with our eldest daughter as she turned 22 today. We started the day at the Green Granary for tea and delicious lemon ginger scones.
Upheld by My Gracious, Omnipotent Hand
Okay, I made a mess of myself, right there in church this morning, convulsively weeping over the words of this hymn.
My Monitor Article About Newtown Choosing Love
This newspaper article by me is in today’s issue of the Christian Science Monitor.
Sandy Hook a Year Later
Tomorrow is the one year anniversary of the horrible incident that occurred locally at the Sandy Hook Elementary school.
Tribute to Nelson Mandela
In memory of Nelson Mendela today, on the day of his passing, I have appreciated these links below. May we learn by his example and imbibe his wisdom.
Staying with Aunt Clara and Uncle Harvey
More than any other reason, we came to Amarillo to see my husband’s Aunt Clara and Uncle Harvey. Uncle Harvey is my husband’s mother’s brother, and he scored big time over 50 years ago marrying Aunt Clara, a wonderful German girl he met in D.C. when he was there working in the Patent Office. (Uncle …
Flying to Texas for Thanksgiving
Laura and I got back from MIT late last night and left this morning to fly to Amarillo, Texas. I remember the first time I made this flight to meet my husband’s family, when I looked out on that barren tableland, and asked God why He couldn’t have made me fall in love with someone …
At MIT SPLASH Again
We’ve been to this wonderful program for high schoolers for many years now. In fact this is my 12th consecutive year, among my three children; next year will be my last. For the most recent eight years we’ve stayed in a hotel on Kendall Square with a family that comes up to this from Florida; …
Another Visit to Olin College of Engineering
Of the four colleges our daughter looked at in the last two days, her other favorite was Olin College of Engineering. (I’ve discussed this place a few times on this blog already since her brother was enamored by it as well.) Getting in here is a very long shot for anyone since they only take …
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A Visit to Smith College
It is early on in the college search process for our youngest who is in 11th grade. She is considering either Physics or Engineering and has already looked at some schools where she will probably apply. On our way to her annual SPLASH program at MIT we are doing a whirlwind tour of four colleges, …
New Poem: The Nightmare or the Dream
The Nightmare or the Dream Last night I had a nightmare: income inequality had gotten so bad in this country that there was rampant anarchy. The governmental system was so mistrusted and corrupt that the infrastructure of our cities couldn’t be maintained and they crumbled dealing with surging floods, soaring temperatures wildly stronger storms, …