This week marks 67 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. While many still debate the necessity of such an attack, none could argue that the violence wreaked unimaginable havoc on an entire country and population. According …
Every summer my husband and I take a road trip out west to see my parents. Two years ago after being on the road just a couple hours we received a phone call that a homicide had occurred just a …
On Sunday we will gather on the lawn of a different university to watch our daughter graduate. This will be the last time for such a ritual in our family as both sons received their diplomas a few years ago. …
Recently I was in a counseling session when the person was finally beginning to disclose the source of their personal pain and struggle. But before the words were all the way out of their mouth, they stopped short. “But other …
Last week we read the inspirational reflection by Nina Salmon of the spring break mission trip she and Mark Furlow led to Belize in Central America. Our students were transformed by their experience, and relationships were forged with our neighbors …
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I feel like such a wuss and a weenie and a whiney baby! I’ve had a cold for a few days now and it makes me irritable and unpleasant to be around and tired and cranky. And it’s just a …
The notion that much of education involves Reading, ‘Riting, and ‘Rithmetic fails to acknowledge the vital importance of a fourth R – and that is Relationships. I’ve been thinking about relationships on campus recently as this time of year seems …
‘Tis the season when many of us begin the new semester and new calendar year with goals and resolutions and great intentions that this year we really are going to get organized, or lose that weight, or do those exercises, …
According to one holiday song, we are in the midst of “the most wonderful time of the year….” Hmmm??? Yes and no, I’d have to say. On the one hand, who can deny the positive energy that is palpable as …
Although one might miss it due to the even earlier arrival than usual of Christmas decorations, next week really is Thanksgiving. This favorite holiday of mine comes tucked into a week of birthday and anniversary celebrations for my husband and …