Where is the Chocolate?

by | Dec 6, 2012 | mercy

When our children were college-age, I started a new tradition. I bought white paper lunch sacks – one for each day in December. Then I dropped a surprise into each bag and tied them shut with red ribbons. The gift might be a piece of fine chocolate or a package...

Writing in Paradise

by | Dec 3, 2012 | mercy

Almost every December, my husband attends a medical conference in Branson, Missouri. These continuing medical education courses are required by the state for a doctor to keep his license. I love that rule. Partly because I want doctors to always be learning the latest...