Home is the place where, when you go there, they have to let you in. Robert Frost My dad, who spent the last 20 years of his working life after he retired from the Air Force as a family therapist, had been sitting in uncommon silence staring into space one evening just before I left…
Home is the place where, where you go there, they have to take you in. Robert Frost I have a new goal! Advancing age has made me realize that it’s time to get rid of my “stuff”, but I haven’t wanted to because–well, advancing age also means I’m tired and sometimes feel crappy. Plus, truthfully,…
Home is the place where, when you go there, they have to take you in. Robert Frost Last week Son #1 called me to let me know the LDS Church had just downloaded the first small selection of hymns for its new hymn book whose publication release date is sometime next year. Though he loves…
Home is the place where, when you go there, they have to take you in. Robert Frost This week I attended an organ concert—I was the lone member of the audience. I’ve had a long history with the organ—none of it involving my own musical aptitude, which is high on the “love” scale, but, sadly,…
Home is the place where, when you go there, they have to take you in. Robert Frost Maybe it was my mom’s disposition, or maybe it was circumstance. I don’t know–but she wasn’t much for fancy furniture or decorative displays around the house. Air Force officers like my dad had serious national defense responsibilities, but…
Home is the place where, when you go there, they have to take you in. Robert Frost A few weeks ago I got a message from a former student–now a professor at BYU—telling me that he had been chosen for the prestigious Frieda Olga Wunderly Award*, given to faculty members in the College of Humanities…
Home is the place where, when you go there, they have to take you in. Robert Frost Yesterday I was helping hand out awards for Outstanding Educators in the Jordan School District. Often school administrators will invite extended family members—without the winners’ knowledge–to join the presentation of these awards. In two of the schools, the…
Home is the place where, when you go there, they have to take you in. Robert Frost This Sunday during church, I leaned over to my husband and whispered, “That speaker was a student in the first 8th grade English class I ever taught.” “You did good,” he whispered back. “No. She did,” I replied….
(This story, though fictionalized, is based on actual events and is used by permission.) Drenched in sweat, Casey sighed when she checked her Apple Watch as she came through the door. It was already 6:13 AM, and she had a long day ahead of her. Shower. Drag Sean out of bed and get him moving…
Home is the place where, when you go there, they have to take you in. Robert Frost This Sunday I was in church when Daughter #1, who had been sitting reverently next to me, started to laugh—quietly, of course. “What’s so funny,” I whispered. “The weather report forecasts wintery mix,” she whispered back. “So?” “I’m…