My DAR chapter hosted a Valentine’s Day party for residents at SafeHome last weekend. We brought lunch fit for a winter day–soup and chili–and provided entertainment for about a dozen children currently living at the safehouse. The kids played marshmallow pong, built spaghetti/marshmallow creations, made Valentine’s cards and played with the bubbles from a science […]
An Upended Holiday
I’m picking up the pieces from December, that very busy month of shopping, baking, decorating, parties, newsletters, and traveling that leads us to Christmas. If you are a musician or sing in a choir, that adds another layer to the activities, which, by the way, I love. This year we entered December with our master […]
Season of Gratitude
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Friends! Looking back on the year, I thought I’d mention a few of the books that I found noteworthy: The Book of Charlie, which I featured in my April blog, Jesse Sutano’s delightful Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, and the often heart-wrenching The Women by Kristen Hannah. When I […]
Carry on, Independence Day
We’re stretching out the Fourth of July celebration this year and maybe that’s a good thing. Flooding in parts of Iowa changed our travel plans for the holiday, so we stayed home for the Fourth. I was curious to see “Horizon,” Kevin Costner’s just released western, especially after spending the better part of three years […]
Tidings of Comfort and Joy
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, friends! This season is a time of reflection for me, so I’ll begin my post with a look to the past. On the left is Christmas 1949 with my mother and sister (on the left) with our much loved dolls Santa faithfully delivered every year. On the right are my […]
Halloween at Cornerstone
Welcome to Trunk or Treat at Cornerstone Church! Our church parking lot transforms into a paradise for trick or treaters and their families at Halloween. We decorate the trunks of our cars and hand out candy to costumed children from Overland Park, North Kansas City, Grandview and surrounding communities. There’s not enough space here to […]
Pass the Torch this Memorial Day
Last Saturday I joined DAR members in placing flags on the graves of veterans at our Olathe cemetery. We share this responsibility with groups like the American Legion and together recognize veterans from the Mexican American War to our most recent conflicts. I noted with interest the Civil War veterans served in units from PA, […]
