Years ago I worked with Barbara. Barbara was old enough to be my mother. I was a young woman straight out of college on my first job in an administrative position that included some creative writing. Barbara answered phones. I'd hear her at the front desk from my office next door. "Good morning and thank you for calling. How may I help you?" Her voice was soft, sweet, … [Read more...]
The Joy of Lifelong Learning…For Free!
My friend S. (she's a little shy, so I'll just use her first initial) and I talk a lot about our love of learning. We dream of taking classes, working toward a master's degree or something (see Autodidact Ann, where someone struggles with these desires). "How would I ever choose just one thing?" S. has moaned several times. "I'm interested in so many things!" Me, … [Read more...]
It's a Wonderful Life x 2
Twice in one weekend I felt like I was at a filming of the final scenes of "It's a Wonderful Life."Saturday and Sunday I attended surprise birthday parties for two friends with milestone birthdays. Both ended up being powerful tributes to the guests of honor; the kind that left me yearning to live a more loving, prayerful, generous life.The first struck me at a personal … [Read more...]
Autodidact Ann
Until I stumbled across Mental Multivitamin's blog ("Read. Think. Learn." Oh, how I love that tagline), I never really used the word "autodidact." Given how many books I've read over the years, I must have seen the word several times. It felt familiar. I'd sounded it out at some point in my literary life. But I'd never used the word or even thought about what it means. I'd … [Read more...]
We really do limit screen time
This is what it usually looks like. I promise.As for the books...it's a sickness. An addiction. As my friend Bill B. said, it's "a gentle madness," after a book by that title.Because, you see, several of the shelves you see in this photo are double stacked--two rows of books, one in front of the other. In the family room--two more bookshelves packed full. In each of the … [Read more...]
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