by Mary Jo Hazard / Some poems are given to us before we are ready for them. Mary Jo Hazard received these lines from Steve on a kitchen trivet many years ago and quietly resisted them. Fifty-five years of marriage later, they found her again. Grow Old Along with Me Grow old along with me!The best…
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by Mary Johnson / The oldest teachers are often the most disarming. A thirteenth-century Dominican offers seven lines that undo a lifetime of effort — and Mary Johnson, who spent a career earning her way, recognizes herself in them. The Rest by Meister Eckhart Don’t try to find God.Simplify your scattered life,and become onein yourself.Then,…
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Swim Lessons
by Al Gustafson During my school years, I had but one note of praise sent home from a teacher. It came sophomore year of high school, and the note began, “Al was a non-floater, but now he can swim.” It was my gym teacher writing to tell my parents at age 15 I finally learned…
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