Wellness is a beautiful book, with so many themes I had to slow down my pace while reading in order to take it all in. At its heart, it seem

Some years ago, I read a headline that made me smile: “Detroit Wins—America’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Named No. 1 in America.” It had been

“I do daywork” is what I remember hearing her say. It would be a few years before I knew what that was and more than a few decades before I

This September, with construction all around metro Detroit and the election looming, it was a good time for me to read Governor Gretchen Whi

My childhood in the South didn't include “the talk” about being pulled over, but instead about being pulled under. Hot summer days made swi

Looking back on random moments can add new perspectives. I recently ran across something I wrote five years ago. I could never have predicte

I have always loved the movie It’s a Wonderful Life; the title, Jimmy Stewart’s acting, and especially the overall message which has stuck w

Back when vinyl records were the way to listen to music, nothing was worse than a scratched record or album. The needle would get stuck in a

Now that I’m in my sixth decade of life, I can admit to my unique habit of hoarding. Except for a couple of things, I finally stopped in my

I've been a lover of books ever since first learning to read. Growing up, my favorite places were school and the public libraries.

Tom Lake, Ann Patchett’s latest novel (out last year) has a lovely Michigan connection, along with nods to Chekov and Thornton Wilder.

My daughter and I are in a rift right now. Actually, as it has carried on for nearly three years, perhaps rift is too mild of a word. Broken

In that moment, the dog bite represented physical things that require medical intervention. I have had my share of those this year. While in

During this time when so many have come to the aid of others, without regard to themselves, these words are offered. High on the mountain...

Lately, I’ve been trying to untangle the difference between thanks and gratitude. It’s so easy to use them interchangeably. But I realize

Not able to sleep one night (possibly because I had fallen asleep before my usual 9PM bedtime and awoke several hours later and couldn’t...

As I write this, it’s been almost two years since I have been able to see my image clearly in the mirror. I have counted the mirrors in...

For more than five years, my mother and I have shared a weekly ritual: Sunday brunch, just me and Ma, or Mumsie, as I sometimes call her.

But time and lived experience--what some call earned wisdom--have since taught me the value of NOW and how much there is to learn when we gi

I read a bit of trivia that surprised me and challenged something that I had been believing most my life. I love a challenge, especially...