Tag Archives: hope

Memoirs In The Making

Volume III / Issue 7 — 12 April 2022 Memoirs are one of my favorite genres to read. I remember the first time I really got hooked on reading about someone else’s life. It was Maureen O’Hara’s ‘Tis Herself: A Memoir, published…


The Perfect Book Club

Volume III / Issue 6 — 29 March 2022 I remember seeing a meme or a comic a few years ago that said: “The perfect book club doesn’t exis–” and as the person’s comment was interrupted, it cut to a scene of…


Celebrating Spring (2 free recipes!)

Volume III / Issue 5 — 15 March 2022 Spring is just around the corner here in the Midwest. Though in other parts of the country and the world, it’s already well under way. There are two traditional dates for…


Glad Tidings & Cheer

Volume I / Issue 12 — 22 December 2020 This past year brought about many challenges. At times, we have seen the very best of our humanity as we came together to support frontline and essential workers. At other times, we…


Revisiting a Timeless Message

I wrote the following blog five years ago in 2015, and revisited it this past week on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. It’s a message that is equally as important today as it was then. I share it again…


This is the time.

Over the past couple of weeks, we have seen the outward manifestation of systemic trauma on a national (even global) scale. There is no other way to say it. Centuries of oppression and inequality have justifiably resulted in anger and…


Tend To Your Fuse

I noticed something recently. In the last week or two it seems like people are angrier, less patient, more frustrated. I think the “novelty” (if you can call it that) of lockdown/quarantine finally wore off and people suddenly realized that…