Spotlighting an Author

My final post for July 2015 is an interview with author and teacher, Anna Urquhart, whom I had the privilege of working with for three years.   A few months ago during my final week at LC, we took a short break from yearend rituals to talk about teaching, motherhood, writing, and a host of other…

Return to Sender

For several weeks this summer I felt like the title of the old Elvis Tune, “Return to Sender,” because my address was unknown. I don’t ever remember a time when I didn’t have an address. I mean – an actual, physical address. The kind of address where there is a residence on the property and…

Inspired To Press On

Both my grandfather on my mother’s side and my grandmother on my dad’s side never met a stranger. They talked in depth to everyone they met. While I have tried to apply their same philosophy of “never meeting a stranger,” there are times when I revert to my shy state and hold back. During my…