A large ladybug and having a say.
When my dad was being recruited to the University of Utah from the University of Minnesota, I was 7½ years old. There are a plethora of reasons why he decided to accept the offer, not the least of which was the closer proximity to both his and mom’s families in California. At that time I […]
Truly Loved and Fully Known.
For several years now, my sweet Mom and my sister Sharon have had the momentous task of gathering and meticulously going through all of the people and paper contained in the boxes of my Dad’s life in order for Sharon to write his biography. It is a labor of love which is p r […]
Grounding and Growth.
Fall is ending here in the West and leaves have dropped quickly, being replaced by the bare branches of winter. After all these years I’m still so amazed that in a few long months those trees will push new green growth out to the end of their branches – much to the relief of […]
The gajillion offerings of the Enneagram.
I sometimes joke that without the Enneagram, I wouldn’t be married. But I’m only partly kidding. Darren and I had been dating again for about a year when I followed the recommendation of a podcaster I respected and bought the book “The Road Back to You.” That book started a journey and a rabbit hole […]
Nice to meet you, again.
Last month I was given the opportunity to gather with a group of some of my past students and their families. I had been their teacher in high school 20 years ago, so, if you’re doing the math, that makes them in their late thirties – older than I was when I was teaching them. […]
Mr. Nobody
In the house in which most of my siblings and I grew up, there was a long straight hall in between my parent’s room and my dad’s study. The hallway had dark brown short shag carpet, two electrical outlets, one picture of Jesus, 6 doors, and an attic access on the ceiling. Does it sound […]
Help in the “missing”.
During the month of May in 1985, while some of you were merrily going about living your lives, I was going through some serious senior year angst. My dad teased me because before asking permission to attend every event that spring, I would dramatically say to him and my mom, “But it might be the […]
Tribal Living.
A tribe is defined by Webster as “a social division in a traditional society consisting of families or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, with a common culture and dialect.” And Guy Winch, Ph. D., says there are several reasons why tribal belonging is important for every one of us. Among those […]
