I always pictured the iconic Statue of Liberty being shipped to us across the Atlantic Ocean from France in one massive single piece. I just learned that is not the … [Read more...]
Honoring Dads and Forefathers
Today I’m featuring an American hero who never married or had children, yet imprinted colonial America and blessed and literally fed many frontier families—John … [Read more...]
The secret power of Moms and other great leaders
I’m late with this post. I still teach university but sometimes technology defeats me. I thought this post was scheduled and published—it wasn’t. When I tried to … [Read more...]
April is National Poetry Month
Did you know April is National Poetry Month? Celebrations of poets and their work are held each April by the Academy of American Poets and other groups. … [Read more...]
Laughter after Taxes
I love teaching university students. Many of them are highschoolers with grades high enough to take college classes for credit before graduating high school. They’re … [Read more...]
True Interior Decorating
It’s that time of year—birds build nests and welcome their young. Migratory birds return to previous nests but weave in new features. Most of us do the same. We … [Read more...]
These Cookies tell The Easter Story
This year, Easter is March 31st. I don't know who developed this recipe, but these delicious Resurrection Cookies are an amazing object lesson of Easter's … [Read more...]
“If winter comes, can spring be far behind?”
Percy Bysshe Shelley, the man who wrote that line, possibly lived the embodiment of an English romantic poet more than any other person in history. I can guess … [Read more...]
The night I got kicked out of a library
I’m a lifelong lover of libraries, so it’s hard to believe I got tossed out of one. Anyone who knows me knows I love libraries. From childhood on, … [Read more...]
Enjoy Valentine’s Day and Leap Year Every Day!
In elementary school, we decorated shoeboxes lined with paper lace doilies to hold the Valentines we exchanged. Each of us received one from every … [Read more...]
