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My Best Tip for Back-to-School (even if you aren’t going or sending.)
Here it is: My best tip for the upcoming school year. Hold on. Drum roll, please: Take the First Day of School off Work! Disclaimer: You probably can't do this if you are a teacher, bus driver, principal, or school cook. But I suppose you could ask. Whether you are...
Let’s Walk this Way
On this date in history, more than 2000 years ago, Jesus and his friends arrived at the home of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus for supper. Two months before, Jesus had raised Lazarus from the dead. He was a good friend of the family. On his way to Bethany, and ultimately...
This is Not a Food Blog
I asked our fourteen-year-old granddaughter, Violet, if she thought blogs were dead. She said, "Well, I know in food blogs, I just scroll on by all their life stories. I only want the recipe." Then she smiled, "I guess you probably aren't writing a food blog." She...
How to Be More Jolly
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 might...
The Eleventh Hour
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 paternal...
This is Not a Test – How to prep for Election Day
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...