The voice of my home state beckons and I hear her call. In a few days, I’ll board a small plane and fly west toward Wisconsin. My siblings and their families all live there and there my mother rests eternally on a hillside overlooking the town. I’ll visit her, of course, to whisper a prayer, [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Wisconsin
Posted in Conferences, Family, Generations, Reflections on May 25, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Happy Mother’s Day
Posted in Family, Generations, Marriage, Reflections on May 10, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Her name was Sophie. I’ve learned what I know of her through the generosity of distant cousins. This picture is a precious gift from one of them. She is the mother of my father’s father’s father – my great-great grandmother. A French Canadian, Sophie was born in Quebec in 1835. She died in northern Minnesota [...]
A Garden’s Lessons
Posted in Inspiration, Reflections on May 1, 2009 | 8 Comments »
This past weekend, my husband and I visited Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA. In no particular order, here are some pictures I took, and some thoughts I brought home. In writing, as in life, use your senses to the max. ~ He loves me…he loves me not…ah, he loves me… ~ This is the [...]








