Science

The stunning Atlas butterfly, largest in the world, has no mouth and thus does not feed. It lives on the reserves stored during its caterpillar stage. It has a rather short life and I’d think a slow, miserable death. Remember encouraging your infant to smile,...

New Clubs

It’s been embarrassingly long since I’ve posted—please don’t tell my agent! One reason (excuse), for not posting is the many clubs I joined. Some of them I never wished to join. Among those are: two total knee replacements; a bicep repair, a broken...

Trudging

Life and death. Reconciliation and estrangement. Hope and despair. Fire and water. Isaiah 48:2 assures us that God walks with us when we “…pass through the waters”, and “…walk through the fire.” For this, I’m thankful. But...

Best and Worst

Parenting is the most rewarding job I’ve ever had. It’s also the least rewarding, the most joyful and the most miserable. I suspect I’m not alone in this assessment. As the mother of young adults, I can look back and discern what made the difference...

Remember

Remember A word that invokes passion. Remember 911. Remember injustice. And the panic of I don’t remember. It is a word that invokes poignancy. Remember high school. Remember your first car. Sometimes we need to work at remembering. Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust...