“Jack..stop making funny faces at all the people in passing vehicles to see how many people you can get to smile. This is Chicago!”
“Scott…too bad. Motown music doesn’t have annoying electric guitar..it is still music. When you are a parent you can pick the music you think your kids will hate just to annoy them as well.
“No Amy..they are not doing a re-enactment or playing dress-up. We are officially in Ohio.
On May 28th, just a few days before school was out for the summer, I had the amazing privilege to meet the 4th grade class who gave me feedback on The Adventures of Pearley Monroe. They had no idea I was coming and the local news, KCRA, captured it as well. Meeting those kids and talk…
I come from a card playing family. My Grandma Miller patiently taught all of us grand-kids how to play “Go Fish” and “Crazy 8’s”. If we were camping or hanging out at her house, we always knew where the miniature Snickers bars and deck of cards were stored. Playing 31 with my Grandpa became legendary….
Spring is the season of change. Trees flaunt their fragrant blooms. Red robins return to hatch their young. The exploding color of dormant daffodil bulbs announces the season’s arrival. Recently I was looking through old articles and ran across the story I wrote a year ago about Father Ambrose’s arrival to serve as pastor of…
We went to the grocery store and I saw that they were having a sale on whole crabs. The kids and I have been trying new recipes and crab cakes was on our list of things we wanted to make. I walked up to the counter and the young man in a white butcher coat…
“Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able to connect experiences they’ve had and synthesize new things.” Steve Jobs There…
My moment of motherhood bliss shattered like a china tea cup on a marble floor. I had just poured hot water into a favorite mug and breathed in the soothing aroma of peppermint tea. My two cherub faced youngsters played with their kitchen set in the next room. “Scottie, why is your arm wet?” I…