Last weekend was graduation time for the Older Daughter.These June endings, they always surprise me, and leave me with a rainbow of emotions. Melancholy, hope, sadness, joy, wonder, bewilderment. What is happening to the days of childhood in our home? But in the midst of these transitions that hasten life forward, slipping from our hands, … Continue reading Kelly's Graduation, Skipping Onward

Cardinal John Henry Newman, said this:"Therefore I will trust Him. Whatever, where ever I am. I can never be thrown away. If I am in sickness, my sickness may serve Him. In perplexity, my perplexity may serve Him. If in sorrow, my sorrow may serve Him. He does nothing in vain. He knows what He … Continue reading Old Outside, New Inside – Words to Live By

I recently attended the moving memorial service for a man who spent much of his adult life standing guard for the rest of us. A simple job, and yet filled with almost a royal sense of dignity. I will never forget my friend Ron Cherry. Now, each time I pull up to the front of … Continue reading There is a Guard There…. His Name is Ron

I am so jealous. I want this job.For some amazing views of the latest Shuttle Mission, go here.

This weekend would have been the 100th birthday of Benny Goodman, the "King of Swing".Enough said.