I’ve always known that my brother and I were different … opposites in most ways, really. When I was reading an essay by one of my favorite writers, Leif Enger, recently entitled “Why I Carry A Kite With Me Everywhere”, it got me thinking about our differences, which were evident even as young children. Curtis … Continue reading Go Fly A Kite!
Paying It Forward
As I stood in the candy aisle at CVS, selecting Reeses heart-shaped peanut butter cups, Dove caramel chocolate squares in heart-emblazoned foils, and Valentine’s themed Hershey’s kisses for treat bags, I experienced a major pang of missing my Mama. Not only was she the best Santa in the world, (one who bought Christmas gifts throughout … Continue reading Paying It Forward
There But for the Grace of God Go I
Everyone who knows me well knows that I am a voracious reader. As soon as I got the hang of reading through the Dick and Jane series of books in first grade, I was off and running … to the library. Five decades later, I am never without a book and a backup anywhere I … Continue reading There But for the Grace of God Go I
Robin's Eggs 