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Worth the Wait
My mom always said some things are worth waiting for, and she was right - even when the wait lasts six years. Since I left teaching in June of 2003 to pursue writing and speaking, I prayed for a writers’ group in my area. I longed for a group of committed writers,...
January Hope
Where I live, finding hope in January is like searching for a needle in a snowbank. It’s too darn cold to try and a whole lot easier to find it once the snow melts. So I was delighted when hope popped through the snow piles and cold weather during one of my morning...
Testimony by Anita Shreve
Anita Shreve’s novel Testimony is not an easy read. In it, she tackles a subject all parents wish didn’t exist: the prevalence of excessive drinking and sexual activity among high school students. She doesn’t just allude to the behaviors. She begins the novel with a...
Les Stobbe Exists!
I’m pretty sure birth order explains my life long tendency to exaggerate. I was born smack dab in the middle of my sibs, three years younger than my blond and beautiful older sister, three years older than my carrot top, charming clown of a brother. In those...
Off She Goes!
Our sweet daughter heads back to college on this bright, sunny Monday. The trip takes only 3 1/2 hours, and the temperature is in the low 20s, warmer than it’s been in two weeks. The forecast says no snowstorms, but she’s going northwest, to the snowiest part of our...
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For the past several months, I’ve been dabbling my toes in the ocean of pop culture. Several of the endeavors have been worth the effort. The HBO series, John Adams, was pure delight. Kathryn Stockett’s novel, The Help, was more enjoyable than any book I’ve read in...