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From the moment my first child was placed in my arms, I bared my teeth. Though smiling, I experienced a fierceness never felt before. I became a mom.
My unusual experiences with our national flag influenced my perspective this week.
By Toni Meek When I was a junior in high school, I took home economics. Near the end of the school term, we were decorating cakes. My parents’ anniversary was in June, so it was the perfect time to make a beautiful anniversary cake for my project. It was going to be heart shaped with cascading roses, with the words “Happy Anniversary.” At least that was my plan. The day we made the cakes, we were given permission to be out of our other classes. We had to be, to have enough time to make the frosting, decorations and cake. I don’t remember too many problems. The cake stuck a little, a...
By Suzy Garner Homeschooling my grandson has proven a unique opportunity for me to revisit some of our country’s most devastating and emotional, historical events. Studying about them when I was in high school did not pack the same punch as it does now. Age has a way of putting life in raw perspective. My own social woes back then seemed far more pressing than the unsettling state of the world during my parents’ lifetimes. As my grandson and I perused pre-World War II history, I couldn’t help but wonder what my parents would have recalled about the dust bowl. Had they felt the impact...
Cindy Kline There’s a lot of talk about COVID fatigue, but what about out-and-out COVID laziness? I’m sick and tired of certain restrictions, and of folks no longer taking them seriously. Does anyone social-distance anymore? Are people still washing their hands? Sure, we don’t care if we risk the health of our Shipt shoppers. They were out there before “fully vaccinated” was a thing. With the pandemic, I’ve gotten used to letting folks do things for me, and I’d like to start expecting a little more exertion on their parts. After all, this is all about keeping ME safe, right?