January 19, 2022

Being Number One

“One, two, three.” My 4-year-old grandson carefully counted and pointed to each of us sitting side by side on the sofa. Of course, he counted himself as one. His father, my son, sat in the middle and was assigned the number two spot. I, on the far end, was given […]
December 20, 2021

Mountain of Expectation

“Daggone it,” I thought. Here I was on a lifetime adventure and the clouds blocked my view.  I was flying from Rome to Munich as my 2019 dream vacation ended and I was headed home to the United States. In anticipation of a bird’s eye view of the Alps I […]
October 4, 2021

Reluctant Vision

“Why did that lady steal her dog?” I looked down at my 4-year-old-granddaughter and tried to figure out what she was talking about. It was a bright, hot morning and my granddaughter wanted to go for a walk through the neighborhood. Her goal was to show me her favorite house, […]