My friend Harriet drives an adorable yellow Bug, and a world-changing program based on empathy and joy. Wisconsibs, whose mission is to foster a community of support and understanding for brothers and sisters of individuals with special needs, has grown dramatically and strategically in the 20 years since Harriet founded it, shortly after the birth [...]
My friend Lois has become a global ambassador for resiliency and love. She is living, smiling, winking proof that life's second act can be as rich and full as its first. Last week, Lois greeted her 12th host student, the lovely Juliette from Belgium, and the two immediately commenced on a whirlwind tour of [...]
I first noticed the chalk board as I made my way home from a long and sweaty walk one summer day. Perched on a fence in front of one of our neighborhood's loveliest gardens, it said, "Kind words can be easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless." I just loved that someone had [...]
This morning as I walked to work my neighbor popped out of her back door and called my name. I turned and saw her standing there in her pink bathrobe with matching slippers and earrings and I had to smile. "Good morning!" she yelled. "And thanks again for dinner last night. I love you guys!" [...]
We love to walk south through our neighborhood, past stately old houses and front porch swings, over cheerful chalk drawings and railroad tracks. An easy mile brings us downtown, where all the lights are bright, even in the day. Saturday, we sipped Door County cherry lemonade and strolled through the Appleton Farmer's Market. The bounty [...]
