I was feeling discouraged and disappointed. An advertising campaign I had put a lot of time and effort into hadn’t brought me the hoped-for clients. Seemingly nothing I had tried was bringing people in the door. Every day I was feeling more like a business failure. Yesterday, I needed to get my eyes off myself,…
Category: Relationships
70th Wedding Anniversary
In a few days, Husband’s parents will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary. It all started like this: a seven-year-old boy encounters a six-year-old girl at a fishing hole. He had met her briefly once before when her brother visited his brother. But now, suddenly, here she was right in front of him with a snagged…
Gifting
Several days ago we attended a school musical program. The audience quieted as a lovely young teenaged girl sat down to the grand piano on stage. The packed auditorium seemed transported from their mundane lives to a different dimension while she played and erupted into enthusiastic applause when she finished her flawless performance. One young girl…
What I Learned from Four Weeks of the Flu
What I Learned from Four Weeks of the Flu I learned that it was such a comfort that friends and family just accepted our ups and downs without judgment. Some days we felt almost normal, then suddenly out of nowhere a fever would take us down. Or just weakness. No one belittled us. This made…
Making Valentine’s Happy
Date: Valentine’s Day, 1972 Setting: The Student Union Lounge of a college in Chicago Characters: Two college students Me: So, are you going to ask me to marry you? Husband-to-be: Uh, well, we are sitting here discussing our wedding date. Me: I know, but I’d feel better if you actually asked me to marry you. …
Humbug!
Bah, Humbug! To be honest, that’s how I felt about Christmas this year. In particular, about gift giving. I felt overwhelmed before I even gave it rational thought. I was defeated before I even tried. With 15 widely scattered grandchildren and very limited income, it seemed impossible. So I just gave up. Funny how…