Numbering Our Days
I’ve been working from breakfast until bedtime this past week, juggling three important writing projects. This blog is project #4. I feel like a circus performer spinning plates,…
Labor Day
I’ve learned over the more than 30 years that I’ve been writing, that I need to get away from my desk from time to time and refresh my…
If I Had a Dollar…
I often wonder: If I had a dollar for attending every one of my husband’s concerts over the years, how rich would I be? Probably pretty rich! Ken…
Companions for the Journey
I’ve been going through photographs from my bicycle trip through Europe last June, and before the memories fade, I want to share some lessons I learned along the…
Re-living History
In case you can’t tell, I love history—both reading it and writing about it. I especially enjoy learning about local history. This beautiful resort, The Hotel Ottawa, once…
Bucket Lists
What’s on your Bucket List—you know, that list of all the interesting things you would love to do someday before you “kick the bucket?” I had the privilege…
The best writers are readers
I am thrilled to welcome my friend Rachel McMillian as a guest blogger this week. Ken and I are on a bike trip in Europe and I’m so…
Majestic Mountains
This is the view of the Rocky Mountains that I woke up to every morning last week. My husband and I spent the week vacationing in Estes Park,…
Searching for Spring
Spring has been a long time coming to my corner of southwest Michigan. This was the view from my window just a few weeks ago in April. Not…
Unfailing Love
I knew the visit to the nursing home would be difficult. I wasn’t prepared for a miracle. I went there with my friend Cathy, whose older sister suffers…