During my early teenage years, my family became good friends with archeologist Paul Huey. He was a graduate student studying archeology at the University of Pennsylvania, who came to our area…
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These days women are portrayed as heroes running through woods, flashing swords, guns or light sabers, showing men how to be accurate shots, how to be brave. These are flashy,…
When our dog died, it was guilt that sliced me open. If only I’d listened to my desire to skip the hair cut because it was too cold and…
It’s been a mild winter so far, but the first bitterness, with wind chills below zero, sapped my energy and patience. My feet burned. My hands burned. The wind was…
It’s been a week since Booker’s been gone. The community a person gathers on social media is more meaningful than the experts give you all credit for. That simple “I’m sorry” brings…
“The best lack all conviction, while the worst/Are full of passionate intensity,” says William Butler Yeats in “The Second Coming.” Well, I’ve been one of the worst, caught up in…
Have you noticed how some people can’t even post an opinion on Facebook without calling names? How we’ve stopped listening to the other viewpoint, let alone the story behind it?…
“Then the trees of the forest will sing, they will sing for joy before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth.” I read this as part of my…
“Blessed be the Lord for he has shown me the wonders of his love in a besieged city.” Psalm 31:21. A besieged city: Chicago where a warning went out not…
“Weep with those who weep,” tells us to be empathetic to those who are grieving. But there’s another side we don’t think about: “Rejoice with those who rejoice.” That too…