What would you have done?
This week, I have a question for my readers. I’m the inquiring mind who wants to know … what would you have done? As we got off the elevator at…
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It’s all about the team
Dear Grandson Aiden, I sat on the bleachers at your freshman baseball game and had a few thoughts. It’s February, and we are enjoying a baseball game. No, we are…
A snowstorm, writing pajamas & cookies
A funny thing happened during the Snowmageddon of 2026: I finished a book. I was not reading one, I was writing one. For the past several years, I have struggled…
Could I have this dance?
For the last 12 years, my readers have come to expect a schmaltzy column in February, the anniversary month of our wedding. I don’t want to disappoint anyone, but I…
Fernando
“I want every kid out there who feels overlooked, underestimated, to know I was you. I was that kid, too. I was in your shoes. The truth is you don’t…
Meandering thoughts
Write softly and do not carry a big stick. – JHL Does that sound like a twist on a quote we have all heard before? Sorry, Teddy Roosevelt. Whenever I…
The great purge of 2026
Chuck: Janet, where are the two-pound weights? Me: In the crock under the ottoman. Chuck: Why are they there? Me: It’s part of my purging and organizing agenda for the…
Word of the Year: Delight
Spirit, lead me where my trust is without borders. Those are words from the worship song, “Oceans.” My heart knows the lyrics well, especially as I begin a new year….
Top 10 ponderings
It’s a quiet Christmas morning here in Tampa. It’s 6:00 and Chuck is still sleeping. Alex, our goldendoodle granddog, is nestled close to my feet. Alex is spending a few…
Woo-hoo & Hallelujah!
My husband will tell you that I cannot contain my joy in a quiet manner. This is especially true when we are watching sports. When IU won the Big Ten…