In the World, Not of It

In the World, Not of It

I am fortunate to receive an issue of the Smithsonian magazine every month, courtesy of a gift subscription. (Thanks, Mom!) Each issue brings well-researched, well-written, and beautifully illustrated stories on a rich variety of topics that takes the reader on...
Beautiful Windows

Beautiful Windows

One of my favorite books is “Dandelion Wine” by Ray Bradbury. It is the story of a summer in the lives of Douglas Spaulding and John Huff, and relates all the adventures that two 12-year-old boys can create in a small Illinois town during the 1930’s. And now that...
Embracing Hardships

Embracing Hardships

“With the presence of great understanding and freedom in us, we can embrace hardships countless times without fear.” – Thich Nhat Hanh Around three in the morning, the massive evergreen branches, heavily laden with ice, began to fall. The ground shook with their...
Habemus Papam!

Habemus Papam!

We have a Pope! Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost born in Chicago, a midwesterner. According to the Vatican News in his biography, “The first Augustinian Pope, Leo XIV is the second Roman Pontiff – after Pope Francis – from the...
Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day was originated by Anna Javis of Philadelphia on May 12, 1907 in honor of her mother. In 1914 Woodrow Wilson made Mother’s Day a national holiday. The tradition has been celebrated ever since that beginning. Even though my mother died 27 years...

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