My last blog, inspired by my mother’s diaries and love letters, described the deep sorrow I feel about the inescapable passing of time, as well as the challenge this gives me to be fully present each day I am given. Her writings also have…
My parents arriving in Paraguay in 1943. Sometimes the aging of our bodies and minds, and the fading of our lives occur so gradually that we’re hardly aware of them. Occasionally, when the passage of time reveals itself in a compressed fashion, it hits us in…
In my last blog post, I asked “Is Your Intimate Relationship Making You a Better Person?” What if the answer has historically been “no?” Is there a way to change the dynamics of a relationship for the sake of each individual’s growth and improvement?…
I love the honest and vulnerable comments I sometimes receive in response to my blogs. Last week, in a response to my blog “Is a Good Marriage Good Enough?” Teresa McNutt Story stated: “This is a great article that really resonated with me. If you…
(That’s me as a teenager, sitting on one of my Father’s Land Rovers.) My last blog (Money and My Mennonite Father) described my father as a man obsessed with living frugally. When I was a kid, I thought we were very…