by Kathy Nickerson | Dec 21, 2009 | Uncategorized
My mother started this tradition in our family. I’m pretty sure I was in high school before I figured out the one gift we were allowed to open on Christmas Eve would always be new pajamas. I think that is also the first year my Christmas jammies came from J.C....
by Kathy Nickerson | Dec 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
As Mr. John Brooke tells his young student in Little Women, “Over the mysteries of female life there is drawn a veil, best left undisturbed.” I shall only raise the shade a fraction when I tell you I’ve just spent a holiday at the spa thanks to the...
by Kathy Nickerson | Dec 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
Last night was the annual elementary Christmas program at our school. I had multiple reasons to get there early and be in the front row. Several of our grandchildren were starring in the production. And, one of the teachers responsible for the whole thing was our...
by Kathy Nickerson | Dec 3, 2009 | Uncategorized
But close enough for me. Wendell is attending an annual Continuing Medical Education Conference at our favorite spot in the Ozark hills of Branson. Big Cedar Lodge. We’ve come here almost every December for a decade or so. He really does attend courses and...
by Kathy Nickerson | Nov 30, 2009 | Uncategorized
If we declared a Year of Jubilee in the whole world. Imagine Moses standing on a rock, leaning on his staff. He is surrounded by kids who grew up in the desert and have never eaten any food except Manna. After forty years, they are about to actually cross into their...
by Kathy Nickerson | Nov 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
It’s my birthday today. I’m so glad to be 54. I prefer the nice, even numbers for some reason. It just feels more balanced to be an even number. Plus, I’m just so grateful to be alive and healthy — to be loved and forgiven.This particular...
