Today in church, we prayed for people listed in our chantry book, where parishioners can add loved ones’ names to honor the anniversary of their deaths The first name called out this morning was Helen Waugh Leatherwood, my mother. My mother died of lung cancer on January 23rd, twenty-five years ago. Each year after my…

I spent several hours today with my grandson, little two-year-old Ethan. He helped me take out all the trash, blow leaves, and scoop up dog poop. He also ate oatmeal with lots of cherries, and over the day he had pineapple, dried mango, a turkey patty, nuts, potato leek soup, and an apple. Best yet,…