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Mothers Day, 2014
The day was especially happy for me, welcoming a new grandson, visiting with my children for a brunch, and seeing the cards the grandchildren had made. As I watched them interact with each other, and make their choices on the menu, I recalled taking our first group of African middle school scholarship recipients for their first restaurant meal, accompanied by their teacher. She refused to order, but said it was a day those stuents would never forget. The food was almost too r
On Writing
If an image speaks for itself, don't interrupt. Fredericc Buechner: Be still and know that I am God, is good literary advice. Be still like Tolstoy. as you check out this blog, what are your favorite quotes? I can still remember a child's remark when he saw a grebe sliding in for a landing on Lake Washington, "Hey! Him look like a pimp in Beatle boots!" A good image can stick with you for many years. I am looking forward to hearing your favorite quotes; what you love and what