by Kathy Nickerson | Dec 6, 2024 | mercy
Here is my one life hack for how to be more jolly and less bah-humbugy this year. Get ready; it’s a biggie. Turn off the news. Scroll right past the headlines. Or, if you really want to break the cycle, unfollow every news outlet for the next thirty days. You...
by Kathy Nickerson | Nov 9, 2024 | mercy
On the 11th hour of the 11th day in the 11th month of 1918, the Allies of World War I signed an armistice with Germany. The document called for the “cessation of hostilities.” Forty-some years later, my brother was born on the same date. Our...
by Kathy Nickerson | Oct 31, 2024 | mercy
The first time I walked into that little cubicle and closed the flimsy curtain, I felt like I had just been handed a pop quiz. The future of our nation might depend on how I voted, and I had not studied for the test! I think I chose candidates by how well I liked...
by Kathy Nickerson | Oct 10, 2024 | mercy
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” Anne of Green Gables, by Lucy Maude Montgomery I love this quote from Anne of Green Gables. Such hope. Such dreams. Such imagination. You might assume, Dear Reader, that Anne’s creator...
by Kathy Nickerson | Sep 24, 2024 | mercy
Lots of people my age have treasured memories of their family kitchens. They recall learning to bake, cook, experiment, and create. They can almost smell apple pie cooling on the window sill. These are not my memories. My mother fed us well. I’m not complaining....
