The Promise

The Promise

The Promise “A joy that’s shared is a joy made double.” English Proverb My Aunt Janice and Uncle Gordon had five kids between them. So when my cousin Hawley was born, they hired a nanny to help out. And oh, what a nanny she was! Mrs. Edna Duvall was...
Sex Education

Sex Education

Sex Education “Surprise, surprise!” Gomer Pyle When I was about eleven and my sister was thirteen, I was elated to hear that, for the first time ever, they were going to teach sex education in school. I knew next to nothing about sex, other than that it...
The Loch

The Loch

The Loch “If your dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough.” Unknown When my kids were small, and their friends would join us for dinner, I sometimes asked a conversation- starting question. My kids would roll their eyes in anticipation....
Brownies

Brownies

Brownies “Kids say the darndest things!” Art Linkletter My sister, Mary Ellen, and my cousin Lynne were Brownies at the same time, which makes sense, since they lived across the street from each other. My cousin Stephen and I were Boy Scouts together, for...
No Whining

No Whining

No Whining “Even though the future seems far away, it is actually beginning right now.” Mattie Stepanek How much of our time and energy do we spend complaining about circumstances and other people? Well, I know every moment I spend doing that is a waste of energy- my...
The Name Game

The Name Game

The Name Game “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” William Shakespeare Well, it turns out there actually is quite a lot to a name. No doubt, you have had the same experience as I had at one of my...