Apr 16, 2018SeeingWhen my children were younger, I taught them to look at adults when they spoke to them. “Give her your eyes,” I would say when someone...
Mar 5, 2018Family Reading NightAt the end of February, I was given the opportunity to speak at a Family Reading Night at my son’s elementary school. I spoke for about...
Dec 17, 2017The Meanest Man in TownMr. Hopper was universally regarded as the meanest man in town. He just didn’t like kids—not in his grass or near his car or close to his...
Sep 25, 2017MultifocalSomewhere around age 40 I started to read the texts on my cell phone or the small print in my Bible like a trombone player. I would slide...
Aug 1, 2017Middle Child SyndromeI have the fortunate distinction of being the middle of three daughters. I can find the fortune in it now that I am an adult with healthy...