Sitting in a crowded concert hall in Vienna with several hundreds of people, Trent and I were taking in J.S. Bach’s “St. Matthew’s Passion” for the first time. We were still learning German, but thankfully, there was an English translation, which we followed closely. That need, however, did not in the least diminish the stirring music, the stunning voices, the aura of the heavy movements by which Bach attempted to convey that night of tears and grief and sorro

The mysterious phrase grew in proportion to the wait. As mystery usually does. Our family Christmas gift opening was in progress when one daughter received a gift that said, “Give this to…” her sister. Puzzled looks around the Christmas tree. She gave it to that sister, who opened it. It was just what that sister wanted! To her quizzical look, the answer was, “All will be revealed.” A few opened presents later, that sister received a tagged gift that said, “Give this to…” t

This is a re-posting from February 2022 because the memory tends to get worse, not better. Quite possibly, you don’t even remember reading this. Forgetfulness is endemic to most of us. My husband and I have realized that we both need to check plans, check flight and boarding times, check and double-check each other’s calendars. We forget. A daily planner lies perched and open on my kitchen counter, and referring to it is an essential ingredient of my day. W