by mary1988 | Jun 20, 2017 | 2017
In the bellman’s outstretched hands, he held a pair of paper shoe covers for me to don before walking across the lobby. It was an unspoken plea to all resort guests returning from a walk along the Santa Barbara coast. Help preserve the pristine guest experience and...
by mary1988 | May 21, 2017 | 2017
Although there were thousands crammed into the Vatican Square in Rome, it was as if the Pope was talking directly to me. Speaking of Mary, the mother of Jesus and the woman for whom I was named, Pope Francis called her the “Mother of Hope.”“Hers is a witness of...
by mary1988 | Apr 11, 2017 | 2017
In my hand, I finger a blue marble—a smooth, glass surface sparkling like a drop of water in the sunlight. Rolling the marble between my thumb and forefinger, I reflect on my life-long relationship with Lake Michigan. On many levels, this lake defines me. It...
by mary1988 | Mar 27, 2017 | 2017
A glimmer of lightdissolves the darkness—and hopesprings from outstretched hands
by mary1988 | Mar 9, 2017 | 2017
A proposed budget cut to the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Atmospheric & Oceanic Administration (NOAA) will affect Great Lakes boaters and swimmers. This might make a good topic for a March 15 post card to the President–in addition to any others you...
by mary1988 | Mar 4, 2017 | 2017
The news from the White House last week rolled in like the fog, a bone-chilling dampness that slowly swallowed the horizon. By week’s end, I was struggling to see even a pinhole of light . . .The much-anticipated plan by the Army Corps of Engineers to stop the Asian...
