“Is that Barbara Eden?” I asked my sister as she flipped the channels in our hotel room after dinner. She rolled her eyes and gave me her “Melanie-don’t-be-ridiculous” look. “It was made in
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Lent 2013, Day 11: The Sisterhood Is Powerful–and Holy
It’s a special thing to have a sister, and I’m blessed with two of them. My relationships with them are different, and have been since childhood. Maureen, three years younger, and I
Lent 2013, Day 5: To the Least of My Brothers…
My sister and I last night watched An American Crime, the sickening real-life story of Gertrude Baniszewski, a disturbed Indianapolis housewife who in the summer and fall of
Of Family, Acceptance, and Gifts That Keep on Giving
I’m fresh back from a delightful reunion with some West Coast relatives. The people, young and old, were warm and welcoming; the place we stayed beautiful; the scenery gorgeous; the conversation deep and silly by turns. I hadn’t seen one of my cousins in more than forty years, and was struck by how much we had… Continue reading Of Family, Acceptance, and Gifts That Keep on Giving