For several years, I have been fond of saying that I keep a “5K” in my back pocket. Now I certainly don’t mean I keep five thousand dollars there. My “5K” is a reference to running not money.
In 2008, my husband and I ran the New York City Marathon. Unless a miracle occurs, it was our first and last long race. Maybe it was more of a “bucket list” thing than we realized. But since then, I have continued to run. …
Not too long ago, I heard the most handsome man in the world (my husband) ask the second most handsome man in the world (my son) a question. Note: I had originally described my two “boys” as geeky science nerds but then I had to actually fact check the question with them and thus, the descriptions had to be changed. Anyway, the question posed was this one:
“Son, what do you think is the most important scientific discovery ever made in the field of health?
Inwardly, I started guessing. Inwardly and…
One of the gifts Cammy and I received while we were in India was a wooden elephant that had a fully formed baby elephant inside. It is a fascinating carving in that it is cut from one piece of wood—the baby elephant wasn’t gorilla glued into the belly of the adult, but rather it was a continuous part of the carving. It is also seemed to be a popular carving in India that we began to see at most craft stores, but its symbolism escaped us.
Perhaps when…
I’m pretty sure I drove my mother crazy as a child asking questions. (Mom, would you care to comment here?) I’m actually certain of this fact because many times when my own children were busy driving me to distraction with their “Why’s??” my mom would smile and say that I was “paying for my raising”! To be honest, I’m still guilty of asking questions; I’m naturally curious although I thought I had outgrown the tendency to ask too many questions. Then I went to India.
Oh my! The questions that…