We need a new flag to hang on the front porch. The old one looks tired and no longer snaps smartly in the breeze. It’s almost Independence Day as I …
Age Appropriate: Seeing Is Believing
I have now reached an age about which it is impossible to be casual. It’s not like 36 or 42, numbers you toss out nonchalantly while signaling the waiter for more …
Point of Return: Sifting the Ashes
I’m sitting in a coffee shop eating my noontime cottage cheese when a woman approaches me. She peers at my face, then touches her forehead. “You have something there,” she …
The Next Right Thing
Five weeks into the new year, I’m glad I resisted the temptation to make any resolutions. I would certainly have broken them all by now. Cut back on chocolate? Not …
Christmas Journey: Meeting the Stranger
We’re traveling far this Christmas, thousands of miles to meet a small stranger. I’m fairly certain he won’t be a stranger for long. From what I hear, he’s a born …