“If a thing’s worth doing . . .”

“If a thing’s worth doing . . .”

“If a Thing’s Worth Doing . . .” “If a thing’s worth doing, it’s worth doing . . .” The voice on the radio paused. I could almost hear my mother’s voice finish the sentence, “. . . well.” The principle was so ingrained in my thinking that even the speaker’s expectant...
Storm-Tossed Love

Storm-Tossed Love

I expect my husband’s family reunion to be a day full of faces with names I can’t keep straight. I expect to take up tomorrow where I left off yesterday. But, then, one of the cousins plays an audio tape of a great-uncle telling old family stories. One of the...