On Being Fired or Laid Off

Back just before World War II, my grandfather was working in the car factories in Flint, Michigan. He was also working as a welder and trying to run the family farm. He also had a wife and two young...

My Dearest Daughter

This is the third letter in this series. The first two were typewritten, but this one is totally handwritten on a very  thick kind of stationery.  After my parents were married on July...

My Dear Daughter

I wrote a little bit last week about the situation and the dynamic between my mother and my grandmother. My mother was married on July 26, 1958. Here is the first letter from my grandmother to my...

My Domestic Church: 30 year anniversary.

Back in 2007, I wrote about the 28 things I had learned in 28 years of marriage. Well, today is the big #30 and I thought it might be a good idea to do an update!30-years ago!This...