Thursday, September 29, 2011

Each moment matters

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Yesterday I had a small role in the Each Moment Matters luncheon, a fundraiser for Presbyterian Communities and Services . PCS is the nonpro...
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Saturday, September 24, 2011

TNT

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One of the many traditions I love at our school is the TNT (Teachers Notice Things) award. Students are recognized for above-and-beyond...
Thursday, September 22, 2011

Why?

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I was at the kitchen table, editing on deadline. I had put Katie to bed 30 minutes earlier. She cried out. I saved the story I was worki...
Friday, September 16, 2011

'He was nice.'

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It's been a tough week. A week with lots of bright spots, but tough nonetheless. Some parenting challenges related to age-appropriate-y...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Los Angeles

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When Steve and I were married in 1994, I worked nights on the copy desk at the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal and a few days a week as a temp for...
Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Two years

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I exchanged text messages with sweet Kerith today. (She is one of the most devoted pray-ers I've ever known.) I wrote that this has been...
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Friday, September 2, 2011

Associations and hope

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I'm getting really restless at home. I'm sitting in the big comfy chair in the corner of my bedroom (it's where I do the bulk of...
Monday, August 29, 2011

What I remember

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For the most part, I choose to remember details from life with Steve from when I met him (by chance in the office of the NT Daily in Decembe...
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Sunday, August 21, 2011

Late August

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I am no fan of late August. The unrelenting heat. The brown grass. The worrisomely low levels of nearby Lake Lewisville. Plus the memori...
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Friday, August 19, 2011

Power of words

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Two weeks ago I wrote a column about themes of death and grief in children's literature. (You can read it here.) It's an idea I...
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Friday, August 5, 2011

Hope lies in hearts of those left behind

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From today's Briefing : Our nighttime routine usually includes all four creatures of the house — me, Cooper, Katie and Margie (the dog...
Monday, August 1, 2011

Today's reasons

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I keep a few running lists on the reasons why I miss Steve. Almost two years later, there are still dozens of unique reasons. A few just f...
Thursday, July 21, 2011

I set out to study the past, found comfort in the present

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My column from today's Briefing : I had an entirely selfish motive when I formed a summer Bible study group. I wanted to learn more ...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Little things

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This photo totally reminds me of Steve -- that stare over the spectacles, that smirk hidden by a straw. ( It's from Saturday, when Coop...
Monday, July 4, 2011

Love around the clock

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Some of my friends hatched a lovely plan for July 2, our 17th wedding anniversary. The idea was "love around the clock," and at ...
Friday, July 1, 2011

17 years

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Father's Day this year was tough for me. I kept thinking, "It's so unfair that Cooper and Katie would get the best Daddy in the...
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Thursday, June 30, 2011

Glimpses of Steve

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I've shared this column already on the " happy blog ." Here seems a good place, too. From today's Briefing : Looking b...
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Saturday, June 18, 2011

Happy Father's Day ...

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... to the best Daddy ever.
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Monday, June 13, 2011

Rough season

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In the next few days, we will celebrate: 1. Father's Day 2. Katie's 6th birthday 3. The beginning of our family: mine and Steve...
Saturday, June 11, 2011

Stephen Damm Memorial Award

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Last night graduating neurology resident Dr. Cherie Herren received the Stephen Damm Memorial Award for excellence and compassion. I prese...