I have a new book on the horizon: Reflections on Adult Literacy: Nineteen Stories to Inspire, Challenge, and Give You Something to Think About. If all goes as I hope, the book will be available late October. Even though it…
This week I was thinking about going to one of our favorite restaurants – it’s soooo far away. To get there we have to drive down the hill, over the bridge and across the river. We have to leave Washington…
I’m sitting here, trying to think of something to write that will inspire you. I got nothing. Nada. It’s been a very busy week. I’m happy with my book launch/birthday celebration that happened Tuesday. Yay! . . . Less than…
I’m sitting here, trying to think of something to write that will inspire you. I got nothing. Nada. It’s been a very busy week. I’m happy with my book launch/birthday celebration that happened Tuesday. Yay! . . . Less than…
Hey, it’s almost my birthday! It’s been 71 years since I first made an appearance on earth. And I have to say, it’s been a good ride. Not always enjoyable, but interesting and I regret none of it. Further, I’m…
Today I’m thinking about what a small, wonderful world we have. Ray and I were in Butte, Montana most of the week to visit the places where he lived many years ago. He left in the mid 1960s when the…
I’m thinking about relationships. People I have known. Some for many years, some for only a short while. I began thinking about them when someone I know retired this week and in her farewell message she reminded us that our…
Sometimes I find I’m working so hard—too hard—to try to make something happen. That’s why I have an index card on my desk with this statement from Mary Morrissey’s Brave Thinking: “Chasing down a dream and forcing it into submission…
I must say, . . . it’s been a tough week. My beautiful green back yard is not beautiful and green. It’s green and yellow and brown. You may recall we reseeded it a few months ago and I was…
