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Dear Reader: For the past two evenings I have been glued to Ken Burns’ biography of Ben Franklin on PBS. Burns never disappoints … I stand in complete awe of his amazing storytelling gifts to our country… manna for a … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: In my humble opinion… there is not a text or email, no matter how powerful, that comes close to a handwritten note, card, or letter . ( Something tangible that can be saved for posterity. Treasures that outlive … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday, I was reading a selection from Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditations….he was discussing the faith needed to be brave enough to know when to let go of one thing to make room for another. Spiritually speaking it is … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday was a ” Big” Day for the Lowcountry-The annual Cooper River Bridge Run and Summerville’s annual Flowertown Festival-both of which attract hundreds of thousands of visitors and tourists! My job… weave my way through Summerville to get … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: If I could have more days like my yesterday …my heart would sing a lot louder. After our windy rainy Thursday …yesterday was picture-perfect! Bluest blue skies, cool but not too hot or cold, gentle breezes but not … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Is it just me… or has anybody else, who has grown children, arrived at my same realization that this generation might go down in history as the ” Lost Art of Listening” generation? I call and hear ” … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday was a full day when I saw God in nature as spring brings weekly new surprises , took time to pull over and sit on a bench …watching ducks and geese swim and fly by. Yesterday morning … Continue reading →

Dear Reader. Do you remember the birthday cards that were popular a few years back… ” If you were born in___( year) …and then they told you who was President at the time of your birth, the best movie, popular … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Every so often I just have to stop and read a little more Archibald Rutledge ( once Poet Laureate of SC) because his writing style is so lyrical I feel like musical notes should end each written line … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: An interview with the director of the movie -The Godfather-Francis Ford Coppola…now celebrating its 50th anniversary … lead me on a scavenger hunt to understand the relationship between emotions, feelings, and thoughts. In an interview on CBS News … Continue reading →