Surprise!
The girl (my mother) was going to be 14. For weeks she had planned her birthday party. When one is in the eighth grade, parties are very special. This was…
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COVID is here to stay, folks
There’s an expression, “You may be done with COVID, but COVID isn’t done with you.” It’s true. COVID-19 is still very much with us even though we would like to…
Honoring those we lost, on & off the battlefield
My military career was bookended by the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq which began in response to the attacks on September 11. Many of us who served in that time…
It began with a Hallelujah
Slathering gratitude with a Hallelujah … Slowly, she walks up the steps of the church. She’s carrying burdens she never imagined she would carry. No one else can see them….
“How I Broke This,” episode 6: Rock Hard Pretzel Company
INTRODUCTION V.O.: Ineptitude … Failure … Inanity … Stupidity … Murder … Murder … Murder! This is How I Broke This. SFX: CARTOONISH BROKEN SPRING. GUY RAZZ: I’m Guy Razz,…
May is National Foster Care Month: why foster parents matter
Submitted Editor’s note: The following is a public service announcement from the National Youth Advocate Program, a local nonprofit. Its purpose is not only to thank all good foster parents…
The way to a co-worker’s heart is through their stomach
Do you want to really bring big-time joy to your workplace? Then think about food! Birthday cake. Birthday pie. Birthday cookies. Most of the time you can’t go wrong with…
Optimistic much?
Optimism … hopefulness and confidence about the future. Are you naturally an optimist? I am not. It’s just not the way I was wired, but I have worked to change…
When a girl wants her wheels
Here is another story from my mother, Dorothy Howard Adler. She was such a little girl – a baby, really. At 10 months she began walking, and at one and…
Growing butterflies
I have always loved butterflies. The idea of metamorphosis and seeing something turn into a creature of beauty has always intrigued me. A teacher who retired last year at my…