Giving thanks for endings and new beginningsIt’s the time of the year to say thank you to something that is leaving and thank you to something that may be coming. Thank you for what…Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2024
Everything I like about ChristmasI like that kids still write letters to Santa. The letters are usually one sentence long with simple requests. Kids mean what they say…Dec 22, 2024Dec 22, 2024
Grandma’s prayer is missed during the holidaysWhen Nana Rafaela was still living, she would be the one to say the prayer before Thanksgiving Dinner, and Christmas Eve dinner, and any…Dec 18, 2024Dec 18, 2024
Making it to 25 years in a new centuryAs we approach 2025, it’s easy to think of time in quarters. We’ve been living this twenty-first-century life for almost a quarter century…Nov 11, 2024Nov 11, 2024
Talking to strangers and moving past the electionIt’s the final weekend before the presidential election and the last thing I want to do is write about politics. So, I won’t.Nov 4, 2024Nov 4, 2024
Writing is always better when someone reads itWriting comes with its own highs and lows. Sometimes words flow like a river. Other times, the blank screen is your worst enemy. Then…Oct 27, 2024Oct 27, 2024
When food makes you believe in somethingWhere I live, most people eat Mexican food. There are other kinds of foods to choose from, but Mexican food is usually the first, second…Oct 7, 2024Oct 7, 2024
Today, somewhere in America, something is happeningToday, somewhere in America, a mom is getting the family ready for church. Moms do that. They get everyone ready to do things. They are…Sep 9, 20241Sep 9, 20241
Waiting for summer is for the birdsOne summer ago, I was in Maine. It was the first time I had been to that part of New England, and I went because I hadn’t been there…Sep 2, 2024Sep 2, 2024
Looking forward to fall in the southwestEvery time we enter the month of August I start to think about fall, and about holidays, and about food. The sunshine of summer is always…Aug 20, 2024Aug 20, 2024
