History, Real Life, and Faith
Choosing books for gift giving can be tricky. “Oh, look,” my teenage niece said. “Aunt Michelle gave me a book and a movie. What a surprise.” I looked at her and smiled as pleasantly as I could despite my hurt. I had given a lot of thought to what book and movie she would enjoy. Apparently I guessed wrong. I…
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Who knew writing could be done by real paper? I was playing on the floor in Bruce Zike’s bedroom when I learned that “real” people wrote for publication. Real people in the sense of the neighbor’s mom getting what I –15 years later–learned was called a “by-line” in a magazine. Tracy ran in waving the magazine for us to admire….
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Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum was the first book I ever owned. I found it recently and ran my hands down the well-loved cover, remembering. It was the first book in my personal book collection, I received Ozma of Oz as a gift for my seventh birthday, along with Nancy Drew #2, The Hidden Staircase. I gave away all…
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How to cull books from your house.
It’s wonderful to meet loved ones in a foreign land. I dropped my son off at the airport for his final quarter at the University of Washington and laughed with glee. “See you in Paris!” He grinned back. “Right.” His graduation gift was a trip to Paris and London with a side outing to the beaches of Normandy. We had a…
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A glimpse of heaven on a Columbian bus