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Each spring when I teach 9th grade, we read Farewell to Manzanar, and students study heroes of the 442nd combat team and write a newspaper article about personal stories of sacrifice. The 442nd Infantry [...]

I love little birds perched on my Christmas tree, basking in the gentle lights bringing a warm glow. One bird is red cloth and buttons stitched to secure the wings, another is Hallmark made [...]

Tomorrow I’m back at school after 16 days off between semesters for Christmas and New Year’s holidays. We finished the last final exams on December 20th and it took me a while to finish [...]

Ranger really loves helping me! But he was upset with me yesterday afternoon when I wouldn’t let him come downstairs to sniff the dryer repair guy. “We got a brand new dryer motor for [...]

Someone at school Elfed me! It was such a bright surprise to find popcorn and caramels on my desk this morning. So thoughtful. And then I checked my mailbox and had a gift card [...]

University Hospital Anschutz is a campus I have frequented annually over the last 15 years. I recently met with my cardiosurgeon to discuss the results of my CTA heart scan, to determine the measurement [...]

This season of advent reminds us to look for peace and to become makers of peace. In a world which is so divided and distracting, creating quiet spaces can be helpful as we consider, [...]

Things that are softer under the golden aspens: today’s regrets; white bark curling off the trunk like paper; your laughter: a chuckle, then buoyant; branches reaching over the path; a forgotten memory from four [...]

I am progressing along the path of life in my ordinary contentedly fallen and godless condition, absorbed in a merry meeting with my friends for the morrow or a bit of work that tickles [...]

I still find bits of autumn colors here and there and remember how lovely it is to be surprised by joy. Today I'm remembering my beloved grandmother Diny, who graduated to Heaven on November [...]