by kelly | Jun 14, 2025 | Everything Else
I will confess that by the time I emailed my previous column about my upcoming 40th high school reunion, I was ready to buy the ticket. Writing down the reasons why I might or might not go made me realize how curious I was to see who showed up, and what it would be...
by kelly | May 3, 2025 | Everything Else
It’s been 40 years this month since I graduated from high school. I don’t remember a lot about the big day, other than wearing a sweaty polyester gown over a nice dress I bought for the occasion. We lined up by height, so I was one of the last ones to walk across the...
by kelly | Mar 22, 2025 | Everything Else
I didn’t notice it was missing right away. When you wear a wedding ring for 28 years, you take it for granted it’s always on your finger. Much like the invisible glasses I push up my nose out of habit, my thumb automatically twirls the stone back to the outside of my...
by kelly | Mar 8, 2025 | Everything Else
One of the joys of living in Prescott, Arizona, is not needing to remember the phrase “spring forward, fall back.” Twice a year, while we are enjoying our morning coffee and showing up to church on time, people all over the country are arriving too early or too late...
by kelly | Feb 22, 2025 | Everything Else
I saw something on the Internet the other day that a study found it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert at new skill. After some quick math, that’s 27 years if you practiced your new skill for just an hour a day, which might explain why my childhood piano lessons...
