Will I ever get over the thrill of a plane taking off the ground? I hope I never do. I love sitting by the window and watching the ground get further and further away. I experienced this again just a few days ago when my husband and I flew to NYC to visit our oldest …
Remember the voting line
The line was long last Thursday. It was the last day of early voting. It took just shy of 2 hours to cast my vote. As I waited, I noticed that most of us looked at our phones but some of us must have been talking because there was a murmur. It was low and …
When that little kindness wasn’t little
Once upon a time a young dad and a young mom were busy changing diapers, folding laundry, picking up toys, reading books over and over again, and making meals for a four. a three, and a one-year-old. Occasionally they remembered that it had been just the two of them once. They knew it in their minds but …
Kindness Matters
Last Friday night, our family participated in a contra dance — or square dancing in a line. It’s fun because it involves everyone: young and old, experienced and newbie. When the dance is about to begin, the caller calls out to find a partner. My husband grabbed my hand for most of the night. Near …