History, Real Life, and Faith
We visited the Salzburg Museum in Spring 2015 to see a World War I exhibit. After spending two years researching and writing about World War I, I wanted to see something of the other side. I’d noticed a dearth of information about the war from the Austro-Hungarian/German side. When crawling through Pinterest looking for WWI photos, few of them were…
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Is this true guilt or false guilt? That’s been a tormenting question my entire life. I was among well-meaning folks who used shame and guilt to control children. I continually felt guilty about one thing or another. The most freeing aspect of giving my heart to Jesus was knowing that finally, I had something constructive to do with my guilt….
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Agrigento, Sicily is the closest I’ve come to seeing Greek ruins. Because Greek temples are there! We visited on a glorious day in March when the sky was blue to infinity, the better to show off the burnt sienna colors of the columns. Amazing. Our mouths hung open looking at columns that have stood for a very long time. We…
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How to walk to the top of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome
A friend commented on my last post that her death was going to be hard on her kids because she had so many things to go through. It reminded me that my mom called when she was sixty to say she and my father had been putting their affairs in order, “just in case.” Since three of my grandparents were still…
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How do you close down the home when a loved one dies? It’s a minefield of emotions, sorting, negotiating and hard work. I’ve done it four times, now, and have five suggestions on how to get through the arduous task of closing down the life of someone you love. 5 Tips on How to Close Down a Home This assumes…
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