Learning to Live With Grace, Compassion, and the Nature of a Servant
The inevitable happened. My dad’s oldest sister passed away on Monday night, at about 11:30 p.m. Cleveland time. I had been texting with my cousin’s wife that day, wishing I could be there holding my Tante’s hand, wanting to know what was happening at every second. The … [Read more...]
I was 13 when we Californians made a rare trip to spend the holidays with our Cleveland relatives. My eldest cousin took over the social planning one evening, insisting we see a holiday movie recently filmed in the area. The movie stared Peter Billingsley, the kid from the … [Read more...]
You’ve all seen My Big Fat Greek Wedding, right? Let me tell you - the Germans in my kin could give the Greeks a run for their money. The Family is together for everything. My grandparents and their children escaped Prussia (pre-east Germany) during World War 2. After a few … [Read more...]