Monthly Archives: January 2005

My New York sister returned from her week long trip to Las Vegas richer than she left. Before she left, a church friend teasingly hinted her trip had to do with a looming mid-life crisis, “We need to pray for … Continue reading →

Five-year-old Kenny Robert was quite adamant about one thing: He did not like heights and he had no intention of going up the wooden steps of the sturdy, if breezy, four-story-high observation tower at the park. The fit he threw … Continue reading →

Electronics provide us with a number of venues to escape real life: Reality shows about survivors who never saw a tsunami, a tornado or a mud slide; exotic tales of romance and mystery few of us will ever encounter and … Continue reading →

My husband once observed, “Joan, when you do something, you really do it.” I stood there with my mouth open – all I had done that day was throw together a couple meals and half listen to be sure no … Continue reading →

Reading the business page report on the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Asia and Indonesia last week left a bad taste in my mouth. The business reporter assessed the financial situation from the destruction in Indonesia and Sri Lanka … Continue reading →