Month: January 2014

Recently we lost a man who impacted the lives of our sons – Richard Jinks. Richard had his own lawn mowing service. When our sons were teens, he hired them to help him during the summer. Our boys used the summer job to cover their college costs. Our first son to mow with him, Mark,…

The innocence of simplicity of childhood leaves me with a sense of wonder, amusement and hope. When they have a need, their only rule is immediate satisfaction. During a family gathering, as we all worked on arranging for a group photo, the smallest pre-schooler insisted she had to have a drink. Her mother offered her…

The tables swirled with activity during this year’s holiday gathering of four of our families. We began with the moms planning meals. “I am making ham and bean soup for supper.” “I brought vegetables for a salad.” “I will make crepes for breakfast. The kids have fun choosing fillings.” “We are going to buy some…

Twenty years ago, I just wanted to get through to graduation with a certificate to teach high school sciences and math as I plodded my way through one science class and lab after another. I never thought too deeply about global warming then. But I should have. I should have begun thinking about global warming…