The Importance of Family Stories

               My eldest cousin recently passed away, and I had the great fortune of sitting with him about a month ago. During my visit he and I shared family stories, and my cousin had a reputation for being a great storyteller. He did not disappoint me, as he spun quite a few stories about our […]

Memorial Day 2017

                    There are times when events connect without apparent meaning. That is what happened to me with today being Memorial Day, members of my family making an annual visit to cemeteries where previous generations are buried, and our own Unpresident Trump laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. One of […]