I have to share some happy news! In 1983, we moved from one Chicago suburb to another to be near my new teaching position at Trinity Christian College. Our kids went to high school down the street. By 1994, Marv and I found ourselves empty nested, but continued to live in our home until 2005. …
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Former First Lady of Illinois – Maggie Daley – 1943-2011
Our loved and respected former First Lady of Illinois Maggie Daley passed away yesterday from complications related to metastatic breast cancer. The news is full of the story. What sticks with me most in the repeated images is her gracious smile. That's the way I will remember her. The graciousness in how she lived her …
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A Healing Environment on an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit
"Our goal was to make this unit a healing environment," the RN said. She was leading our pre-opening tour of the inpatient psychiatric unit at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Healing. Her word caught my attention. She maybe didn’t know how healing it was just to hear her say they wanted their new milieu to …
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Triathlon – SWIM – Chicago, 2011
In the following slide show, walk along with me to and from the swim portion of Chicago's Triathlon. It was crisp and sunny this morning, a perfect day to enjoy the outdoors and the wonders of the human body. There are thousands of tourists in town. One participant (staying at our home!) said, "This race …
ICRS #1 – Hopping MARTA to Downtown Atlanta
One big blessing is the best way I can describe my experience at the International Christian Retail Show last week in Atlanta. My friend Marianna Crane, featured in Caring Lessons, and I arrived within minutes of each other and met up at a Delta gate. We hadn’t seen each other in over a year, and …
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Thornton Quarry – Illinois
If you don't mind waiting 3-4 years to tour the Thornton Quarry, this is an outing for you. When you’re traveling south of Chicago on the Tristate, have you ever wondered about that deep stone hole below that “dike” you’re crossing? For years, we’ve traveled that road to Michigan, and I would crane my neck …
2011 Printers Row Lit Fest
If you’re a reader and/or a writer, you would love the free, two-day Printers Row Lit Fest, the largest literary event in the Midwest, sponsored by the Chicago Tribune. Read details here. With 200 booksellers, 7 stages, and more than 100 free literary events, I spent an evening scouring the schedule in the Tribune’s insert, …
Rahm, Derrick Rose, and Oprah Reign in Chicago
It's an exciting week in Chicago. Read all about it: Chicago Tribune: Chicago news, sports, weather and traffic - chicagotribune.com. At Millennium Park today, Rahm Emanuel will be sworn in as Mayor. The leaves are back on the trees. The sun is shining. The lines are beginning to form. At the United Center tomorrow, Oprah …
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A Magnificent Mile of Joy
At almost 69, I'm realizing my "Bucket List" has suddenly become important. A few days ago we were out for lunch with friends our age when it popped into my mind to ask, "What's on your bucket list?" Most everyone knows that phrase refers to the movie starring Jack Nicholson (I've loved him ever since …
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