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…2d ago2d ago
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 11Nov 11
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 4Nov 4
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 27Oct 27
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 7Oct 7
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 91Sep 91
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 2Sep 2
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 20Aug 20
I remember reading about it in the newspaperI remember when growing up in my small hometown, there was a daily newspaper that had everything I wanted to know about what was happening…Aug 5Aug 5
Living in a world without extremesI live in a section of the country that doesn’t experience too much of anything in the extremes. No tornadoes or floods. No hurricanes or…Jul 151Jul 151
