In December, Lilly’s ballet school put on a special holiday production featuring vocal music and the Christmas story set to modern dance.
After one of the performances, I was talking to my 83-year-old father, who had been in the audience that afternoon. He told me he had noticed a lone woman in the crowd standing with her arms lifted high during a stirring rendition of “Oh Holy Night.”
Yesterday was the official first day of spring. Instead of bemoaning the end of winter (which I have been known to do), let’s celebrate with a little end-of-the-season awards ceremony (just like the Oscars, only without the movies, celebrities, fancy dresses and political statements). • Best Substitute for Flowers on …
Several years ago, my friend Kim joined Lilly, Molly and me for a hike at our local arboretum. I was tired and just wanted to stick to the hiking trail, but of course, the girls wanted to go down the bank of the creek and skip rocks by the water …
When it takes you two years and nine months to complete your two-year Bible reading plan, you can look at it one of two ways. You can feel guilty that it took you that long to get through it (mostly because you don’t do it on weekends or during vacations). …
I have this thing where I hate not being able to see my feet. I first realized this about myself years ago when Randy and I were waiting for a table at a crowded restaurant. The lighting in the place was very low, and the flooring was black. When our …
Although it looks and feels like spring outside, the calendar says we’re still in the heart of winter. Hypothetically at least, that’s the best time of year to tackle all those inside projects that have been relegated to the bottom of my to-do list for longer than I care to …