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In her new book Rush, released by St. Martin’s Press in August 2018, author Lisa Patton addresses the need for change. An array of courageous characters reveals the author’s empathy for the plights of young and old, black and white,…

Another school year has begun, and I’m not there. The funny thing is, it’s okay. Yes, I miss the students and my subject matter, but it’s okay. I need to find time for life. I don’t think I had time…

“Broken is beautiful,” a friend reassured our small group Bible study. She then explained the Japanese art of Kintsugi, which uses gold to repair broken pottery. By dusting the cracked pieces with powdered gold, this art form draws attention to…

(The following blog is actually a story written by me and my three great nieces and nephew. Our family had rented a VRBO for the holidays, and the house where we stayed contained many of the elements found in this…

  I agree with the words of George Eliot: “I desire no future that will break the ties of the past.” With every passing year I seem to long more and more for the “good ol’ days.” The beginning of…