A Rising Star

Today I’m thinking about transitions, those in-between times that can be both unsettling and energizing. I worked in higher education most of my life, and for many years I oversaw the annual rite of passage known as commencement. An overall celebratory event, this occasion proved bittersweet for graduates as they hugged friends goodbye before leaving,Continue reading “A Rising Star”

Wrapped in Love

(Cocoa Beach, FL, c. 1964) Frothy waves and gentle currents push me along until I emerge on the shore like a small sand crab, happily drenched and sand encrusted. At a distance I see my watchful, worried mother summoning me to return. She greets me with a colorful beach towel–wrapping it around my entire body–untilContinue reading “Wrapped in Love”