30 Weeks and Counting/ Sparkles of Hope
Dear Friends, So many of you have been encouraging me to be more joyful in these blogs and to try to capture Sue's joy and the essence of her spirit. You all know how much I miss her so let me share with you a number of things that have been resonating with me lately. Perhaps it is the excitement of a game seven in the World Series, or perhaps it was the joyful way in which our neighbors and I exchanged jokes for candy last night during Halloween, or perhaps it was the encouragement of a colleague, or perhaps, it was the love of our children, grandchildren, and relatives and friends,, or perhaps it was the support of my friends and colleagues at George Mason, or perhaps it was a young person's comment last night when I asked them how one could tell it is a bad Dad joke and they responded, "because you told it" which had me speechless ( a rarity)... At any rate here goes and please read this entire blog which is lengthy. I hope you will be glad you did. ...