If you haven’t made plans for Earth Day, April 22, it’s still not too late. Even if you’re reading this after the 22nd, you can still do something positive for the Earth this week. I’m old enough to remember the very first Earth Day, April 22, 1970. I was in 7th grade. The promotion for the …
“Can we go in there?” Emersyn asked, pointing to the church sanctuary. “Of course you can,” I answered, grasping her by her four-year-old hand and leading her in. Her eight-year-old brother, Eli, marched on ahead of us into the sanctuary. It was the dead of winter, and they hadn’t been in the church since Covid …
Our two Schnauzers woke us early on Easter morning. I rolled over in bed, hoping those pesky canines would quit barking, but no, they were relentless and, for some reason, anxious to get outside. So, there Lori and I were: standing with our two dogs in the backyard at 5ish o’clock in the morning. A …
For conversation starters at gatherings, I much prefer “What brings you here?” over “Tell me about yourself.” For one thing, I prefer someone asking me a question rather than giving me a command, even if the person doesn’t intend to be intimidating. The thought of it takes me back: I’m sitting in a graduate seminar …