- By Melannie Svoboda SND
Years ago a good friend recommended that I read a book on Australia called In a Sunburned Country It was written by Bill Bryson whose most famous travel book is Into the Woods the best seller on the Appalachian Trail Bryson was born in Iowa but lived for 20 years
- By Melannie Svoboda SND
Sometimes I come across a single paragraph that stops me in my tracks A paragraph that forces me to go back and read it again 8212 and maybe even again Today I 8217 d like to share one such paragraph with you that I found in the book The Luminous
- By Melannie Svoboda SND
To celebrate Labor Day I am devoting today 8217 s post to humor I do this occasionally because I firmly believe we must never lose our sense of humor We can let go of many other things 8212 our youth our good looks our dreams of winning the lottery and
- By Melannie Svoboda SND
Occasionally I like to showcase the writing of others on my blog sometimes by name sometimes anonymously Here is a short piece by a friend who wishes to remain anonymous She was the primary caregiver for her mother in her final years When she shared with me this excerpt from
- By Melannie Svoboda SND
I like to sing I always have As little girls my sister and I used to sing duets in harmony Our favorites were 8220 Harbor Lights 8221 and 8220 You Belong to Me 8221 I sang in the children 8217 s choir at our parish in our high school glee
- By Melannie Svoboda SND
When I ask friends out to lunch I ask them to pick a second date too That way in case something unexpected comes up for one of us we have another date to fall back on I learned long ago when making plans it 8217 s always good to have
- By Melannie Svoboda SND
Recently I lost another friend She was Judy Moore Reverend Judy Moore an Episcopal priest whose final years were spent ministering in Albuquerque NM My friendship with Judy goes way way back to 1951 when we first met in second grade at James A Garfield School in Willoughby Hills Ohio
- By Melannie Svoboda SND
We hear enough these days about people doing mean or bad things bullying a classmate stealing from the elderly driving recklessly cheating the government throwing garbage in a river vandalizing a historic building People doing bad things often makes the news So today let 8217 s focus on true stories
- By Melannie Svoboda SND
Holy Envy Finding God in the Faith of Others is another inspiring book by Barbara Brown Taylor You may recall she is an Episcopal priest who after years as a pastor moved into the world of Academia beginning with Piedmont University in Demorest Georgia There for years she taught a
- By Melannie Svoboda SND
Consider the lowly dandelion Is there any other plant more detested by gardeners lawn lovers and golf course keepers Just search 8220 how to get rid of dandelions 8221 online and dozens of products come up from highly toxic weed killers one warns that their product if not used correctly
