Hi, Mom! Over the years, how many times have we seen these two words conveyed during a sporting event? When a television camera pans from the playing field to the players on the sideline, you see players wave and say, “Hi, Mom!” Looking up into the stands there are many signs of support for the team, but there are also […]

Many young people today don’t care to listen to their parents’ or grandparents’ stories, but I’ve found that I have gained strength in these trying times by reflecting on my mother’s stories about her life and how she grew up poor. Mother passed away in 1999, but there is hardly a day that I don’t think about her. I have […]

It’s been a zoo, both literally and figuratively, at The Place. What with two dogs and three cats all chasing their tails in the house, we have been living under a self-imposed siege. The horses, thankfully, have been keeping their distance. And the cluck-clucks prefer to huddle under the shade of their hutch rather than risk all that commotion. This […]

The power of a library is immeasurable because it is not just a repository of books but an access point to new ideas and sources of inspiration. While National Library Week was in April and it is now May, the incredible importance of libraries is something that extends beyond one commemorative week. We should appreciate and advocate for libraries each […]