Christmas Day on our Swedish Farm
Editor’s Note: “God Jul” is the Swedes “Merry Christmas”. Ann...
Read MoreChristmas Eve on our Swedish Farm
Editor’s Note: The image shows the Advent candles, a placemat...
Read MoreFrommer’s Europe on $5 a Day
Editor’s Note: This is the edition we must have had...
Read MoreRemembering Our Heroes
Editor’s Note: Often we write our own memoirs, but sometimes...
Read MoreNorth Dakota Farm Memories
Milking cows, tending the chickens, loving the freedom we children...
Read MoreA Guide to Holding Grudges
When you wake up, Make sure it is just before...
Read More50 Years of Art
Editor’s Note: Last spring Washington state artist Steve Hill introduced...
Read MoreAging as a Spiritual Practice
Editor’s Note: This small artwork, only 8″ x 8″, is...
Read MoreJust Glad to be Home
Editor’s Note: As a new member of UU Reflections, the...
Read MorePrayer Ballot
I enter, as on pilgrimage.The altar cloths are red, white,...
Read MoreChoosing Heartfelt Perfume
Editor’s Notes: The author’s original concern for friends has now...
Read MorePlants Bring Peace
Plants bring me peace. While growing scientific evidence affirms this, it...
Read MoreLove Letters
Editor’s Note: Elizabeth shared her letters with our writing group,...
Read MoreMetta, the Buddhist Nun
The last time we lived in Sedona, Arizona, there was...
Read MoreThe Three-Legged Dog
Nothing fills my heart more with overarching hope than a...
Read MoreGranny, the Big Game Hunter
Editor’s Note: Be sure to read Carol’s other story about...
Read MoreAlbum of Memories
There are those who pass through our lifeAnd leave without...
Read MoreUntold Childhood Stories Told
My father and his siblings had many stories about their...
Read MoreAging: It Happens
Huff, huff, Whew. WHEW!“What’s your heartrate?”“One-forty.”“Stop and rest until it’s...
Read MoreSimplicity at the Bandshell
Editor’s Note: Although this is not the writer’s bandshell, this...
Read MoreCarlos, the Chicano Cat
Editor’s Note: Poems by Carlos, aka Marty, from “their” book...
Read MoreFamily Reunion with Granny
Editor’s Note: Using your best Texas accent, step into the...
Read MoreSummer Solstice Commuters
Editor’s Note: Writer Ann Sigford joyfully embraces Mother Nature including...
Read MoreLiving Aboard Our Second Sailboat: Gemini 1000
Editor’s Note: The story of our first sailboat, Gone Away,...
Read MoreDoing Laundry as a Spiritual Experience
The other day I realized that the activity of doing...
Read MoreMath Anxiety, Dyscalculia, and Girl Superpowers
Math Anxiety! My palms still sweat when I hear the words...
Read MoreLiving Life with the Horse Gene
Author/Editor Note: This painting “Ride Like the Wind” by Debbie...
Read MoreLiving Aboard Our First Sailboat: Gone Away
It all started with sailing magazines that arrived in our...
Read MoreWalking Among the Flowers
It is my practice and passion to walk 8,000 steps...
Read MoreBecoming an Animal Psychic: The Way I Hear Them
“You hear it in complete sentences?” I couldn’t believe what...
Read MoreStepping into History with Neil Armstrong
During the late ‘60s, three of the four summers of...
Read MoreWe’ve Got Sweaters
Editor’s Note: In 2023 Tony published many of his life...
Read MoreA Cedar Chest Holds Family Treasures
As a little Minnesota farm girl, I loved to explore...
Read MoreWitnessing the Late 1930s Dust Bowl Exodus on Route 66
In 1936, we Walkers: Mom, Dad, Mary (17), Tom (16),...
Read MoreHaving the Courage to Speak out
In my junior year of college, I found an opportunity...
Read MoreWriting Tips: Writing with Focus, Simplicity, and Clarity
When you look at the picture of the artwork accompanying...
Read MoreParenting The Artist, The Soccer Girl
As parents of young kids, my husband and I are...
Read MoreJeannie: 54 years and 10 days not long enough
An excerpt from Jim’s above-titled book. See Editor’s Note below....
Read MoreA Vacation During a National Tragedy
This is our 9/11 story. In early September of...
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