Marilyn R. Gardner's Blog, page 82
May 1, 2015
A Comparison that Kills
A Comparison that Kills by Robynn I suppose there are two types of people when it comes to pain: those …
April 30, 2015
The God who Sees and Transforms
In a book titledThe Ethics of Mobilities: Rethinking Place, Exclusion, Freedom and Environment,the author tells a story of a woman …
April 29, 2015
Identity with Ruth Useem – Djibouti Jones
Have you ever wondered about the history of the term “Third Culture Kid?” Learn more about the woman behind the …
April 28, 2015
I Choose Good
I’m sitting here in the safety of a coffee shop. It’s almost empty at this hour and so I can …
April 27, 2015
To Carol on her Birthday
Yesterday my sister-in-law Carol celebrated her birthday in the beautiful city of Istanbul. I wasn’t there to celebrate with her, …
April 24, 2015
The Boy Behind the Speech
The Boy Behind the Speech by Robynn Connor has been chosen, by his peers, to give a ten minute speech …
April 23, 2015
The Beaver’s Whisper
“They say Aslan is on the move—perhaps he has already landed,” [said Beaver]. And now a very curious thing happened. …
April 21, 2015
To the One Who is Left Behind
For Jo, and all the others who areleft behind. I watched with a sinking heart as my son walked through …
Marathon People
In the seven years that we have lived in Boston, we have rarely missed the Boston Marathon. The one exception …
April 19, 2015
When Nothing Else Matters but the Stars
We arrived late on Friday night. We arrived after the traffic from rush hour had died down, while people were …
