• When you see an elephant in the middle of the room, you need to question why it is there. Where elephants are concerned, there are always [...]

  The Elephant Lives

  September 2, 2021
•   I disappointed a friend recently. It wasn’t something I wanted to do. I wasn’t trying to hurt, annoy, or upset anyone. It [...]

  When It’s Not About Me

  February 8, 2021
• Who knew radio could be so entertaining? Driving back and forth in Chicago with my sisters to visit Mom, we listened to Gayle’s favorite [...]

  If I Really Want It, Why Can’t I Have It?

  October 2, 2017
• When I was a kid, I enjoyed rain. Lots of rain. I was a Class A puddle splasher. Having my shoes and every stitch of clothing I wore become [...]

  Rain, Rain, Go Away

  August 31, 2017

•   We had a girls’ outing to pick up Melody from the airport–and her baby girl bun-in-the-oven. Heather and her two daughters [...]

  I’m Gonna Lick This Thing

  February 1, 2016