Look Who’s Reading Now

Dear Readers, You span the globe. Thousands in the United States. Hundreds in Singapore and Canada. Lots in Israel and the UK and India. Many in my birth country of the Philippines! Smatterings across South America and Asia and Australia and Africa. Wow. Stick with me friends. Because my father’s memory is re-energizing me for…

Light in (actually just before) August

Dear Luminescent Readers, Out of the blue today, I received these pictures from someone who has been a dear friend since our days in South Korea. We have remained close (at least in mind if not location) over the past 2 decades–weathering life and death storms via letters and emails. In person, way back in…

Surprised by Joy

Dear Readers, I’ve discovered the best antidote to grief. A wedding. Last night two of my best friends, Jill and Mattison, got married at the Lake House in Grand Isle Vermont. Their ceremony was as sweet and tender as they are. The dinner was as elegant and warm as they are. And the dancing was…