Memories are fascinating fragments of our lives that shape who we are today. They are the threads that connect us to our past, providing a sense of identity, and influencing our perceptions and decisions. From the joyous moments that bring a smile to our faces,...
“Et tu Brute?” —William Shakespeare (Julius Caesar, 3.1.77) Everybody has pet peeves. I didn’t realize mine until recently. This last year has been hard for most people and it has been no different for me as well. And like most people the pandemic has given me a...
My guilty pleasure first thing in the morning is coffee, freshly ground, brewed and filtered. Admittedly, there have been many versions of these through life from vending machine sawdust water in college, to instant coffee in a flask during the wee hours in residency, to...
”Do you have joy without a cause, Yea, faith without hope?” —G. K. Chesterton (from the Ballad of the White Horse) Chesterton makes the point that true joy, unlike its transient impersonator, is purposeful. The source and goal are both the Creator. In this holiday season where fleeting emotions...
It was three summers ago. A summer that our kids showed us the resilience of childhood and taught us much about parenting. In a moment of temporary insanity, I had agreed to my husband’s suggestion of taking our 5 kids to 5 countries for 5 weeks...