Christmas Wishes

This year I began a new weekend diversion on my author Facebook page.  Each Friday night or Saturday morning I post a “Fantasy for the Weekend.”  For instance last weekend here’s what I asked: In honor of holiday eating: A very smart nutritionist has discovered a way to make any food healthy without changing the…

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The Advent Virus: Beware an Increased Susceptibility to Love

WARNING……WARNING: ADVENT VIRUS Be on the alert for symptoms of inner Hope, Peace, Joy and Love. The hearts of a great many have already been exposed to this virus and it is possible that people everywhere could come down with it in epidemic proportions. This could pose a serious threat to what has, up to now,…

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We Remember

Today is September 11th, a date we will always associate with the attacks against the World Trade Center.  In memoriam I offer you this reading of The Names, by poet Billy Collins, aired last year on PBS Newshour.  The video begins with a short introduction from the Newshour anchors and a view of the annual…

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Congratulations to Brenda Novak and Scott Alexander

Just a reminder that the bidding’s going to end next week at Brenda Novak’s Annual Auction for the Cure of Diabetes.  I’m delighted to say my offering of all five of my quilt pattern books (autographed, of course), plus a copy of Sister’s Choice, and a $25 gift certificate for fabric at Connecting Threads, an…

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Reasons to Smile: People Who Are Making a Difference

Right this very moment, my long-time friend the Reverend Scott Alexander, is bicycling through the range lands of Oklahoma on a trip from Pacific to Atlantic that has, so far, included grueling temperatures–both hot and cold–long ascents and descents over majestic mountains, raging thunderstorms, and distances of over a hundred miles a day. Who does…

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