Earth to PD!

Earth to PD!

In a quiet moment, if someone were to ask me what I was thinking about, I’d be apt to say ‘nothing.’ What I’d mean, of course, is nothing that I’m conscious of. Imagine if it were possible (and given our tech-savvy world, it may one day be) to be given a 50-page...
Fogged up mirrors?

Fogged up mirrors?

Parents, when they have a new baby, intend to provide for their child to the best of their ability because they’ve given that child the gift of life. When students enroll in university, they are giving themselves the gift of an educated life. When a man and woman...
Spring rains and soft pillows

Spring rains and soft pillows

“How was your trip?” This question, asked casually in passing, is next to impossible for me to answer. I typically go blank, not knowing how or where to start. Is there one word that sums up everything? Is there time to go into detail? Should I commit five hundred...
As sure as sunrise!

As sure as sunrise!

Promises! How reassuring! How exciting! How intriguing! A promise between a man and a woman at a church altar can be heart melting, tears producing, joy inspiring. The promise of a certain birthday gift or Christmas gift or graduation gift can be powerfully...
Mirror, mirror .  .  .

Mirror, mirror .  .  .

I think we’ve missed the point. In days of yore, parents would bring their newborns home from the hospital – in pink for girls, in blue for boys. They had to look the part. In school, whatever was the latest trend in clothing, in accessories, in hair styles, that was...