Daily Connector | COVID-19 Life | Tracey Lehman
Before COVID-19, I logged thousands of miles on the van, plowing through audio books, yelling at boys, and listening to NPR. We went to therapists, doctors, schools, Taco Bell, and sports. Then, it all came to a disorienting halt. We were told to stay home. The introverts couldn’t believe it—really? …
The joy of rereading
I’m usually not one to re-watch a movie or reread a book. Maybe it’s the combination of limited time with seemingly unlimited viewing and reading options that makes repetition feel like a missed opportunity. But I’ve noticed that’s been changing. It coincides with Eve and Lily now at an age…
Daily Connector | Life-giving music | Karen Mareco
I often wake up in the morning with a fragment of a hymn going through my head. Or in the middle of the day, an old hymn or something newer suddenly is there…going round and round. Sometimes I end up having to go find it in the hymnal because I…
Daily Connector | Finding my roots – St Anne Cemetery | Larry Less
Genealogy is all about discovering and telling family stories. I mentioned last week about “getting the genealogy bug” at my Aunt Beverly’s funeral in 2010. We started taking trips to visit cemeteries to take photos and record headstone information that wasn’t readily available back then. I started with St. Anne…
Daily Connector | Learning a New Art | Sarah Werner
One of the skills I’ve tried to hone this spring has been nature photography. I have loved taking photos of plants and animals for a long time, and it used to be a regular part of my job back when I worked in a plant ecology lab. On some of…
