My Mother in Blurry Shadows
There is an app called Blur Photo that allows you to safely post a photo that will, no surprise, blur faces. This Mother’s Day, I...
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- Sep 23, 2020
- 5 min
Quarantine Goal: Ace the Citizenship Exam
A few weeks ago we were having a pleasant family dinner on the front porch and when the conversation lagged a bit, my husband thought it...
- Sep 18, 2018
- 4 min
What Came Across My News Feed in Sewing Class
Yesterday we welcomed 13 new students for the fall session of our Refugee and Immigrant Sewing Enterprise. They came ready to sew, but...
- Jun 19, 2018
- 6 min
And Now, the Rest of the Story
Before we moved into our house last year, we constructed a long list of things we needed to purge and cable television was one of them....
- May 24, 2018
- 3 min
Generous People and Amazon Shopping
A while back, before I lived in the non-profit world and realized how truly generous most people are, I decided to ditch the corporate...
- Apr 13, 2018
- 5 min
Do the Right Thing: Some Thoughts on the Walkout
Our middle child, Erin, started kindergarten at a large public school in a suburb of Tulsa. On her first day at Jenks East Elementary, I...
- Apr 1, 2018
- 4 min
Lenten Deep Dive
My proclamation a few weeks before Lent began – that I was giving up grumbling for the six weeks – was probably a relief for the people...
- Sep 26, 2017
- 4 min
The Risk of Listening
This blog post is about Nambia. Yes, I’m going there. Not literally, because there is no country of Nambia. In a speech to African...
- Nov 28, 2014
- 3 min
If You’re Reading This at 5 a.m…
I have a Black Friday shopping story for you. Many years ago Kyle and I got up at 5 a.m. to hunt Furbies, got sick of the whole circus by...
- Mar 26, 2013
- 3 min
Let’s Lean in Close and Listen
On this day, I feel like I should say something instead of just staying silent. I would prefer to stay silent, however, because the...
- Jan 30, 2013
- 4 min
Follow the Clothes, Part Two: The Purge
It’s been closet-cleaning season at the Tresch house this week. To begin with, last Tuesday I filled two huge bags with clothes and...
- Dec 17, 2012
- 3 min
The Seamstress Apprentices
I wrote in a previous post that I don’t sew. My mother, however, was a dedicated seamstress for our family and she made quite a few of my...
- Dec 1, 2012
- 4 min
World AIDS Day: Remembering Our Girl and an Unknown Victim
It’s World AIDS Day. I’m never really sure what I am supposed to do on these days (Earth Day, World Cancer Day, World Mental Health Day,...