We had just unpacked our suitcases from a weeklong trip to Oklahoma. Lori and I now divide our stay there; she spends most of her time with her mom in Edmond, and I drive to Altus to be with my brother. Lori’s mom has dementia, and my brother has ALS. Neither of those maladies gets …
“You missed her story.” I knew the Voice too well, though it did not speak audibly. It was more like a gentle nudge, a silent whisper. Lori and I were in Savannah, Georgia, and just before departing, we chanced upon a bookstore in the historic area of the city where we had spent three wonderful …
We’ve heard the New Year quips: “The closing of one chapter is the beginning of another,” “Endings precede new beginnings,” and most recently, “Goodbye, 2024, Hello 2025.” Here’s another one, though not specific to a new year: “All will be well, and all will be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.” It’s a …
It’s Christmas, and the struggle to stay off the “naughty” list and cling to the “nice” list is over. Parents who have used Santa’s “naughty/nice” list as a means of behavioral control must now utilize another method to reward good conduct and punish the bad. Various websites exist to aid parents who use the naughty/nice …
In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, 85-year-old, award-winning actor Ian McKellen was asked about his pet peeves. “It baffles me,” he said, “why so many people these days, if they’re sitting in public, they’ll be talking to their iPhone…I want to stop them and say, ‘Do you realize the love of your life …