Sunday last we returned from Kansas. We’d planned the trip because there was a sustainability conference in Iowa Jerry wanted to attend and a red-headed six-month old great-grandson I was desperate to get my hands on in Kansas. Our greatest hopes for the trip were fulfilled–I got lots of baby Adam and other family time,…
Tom O!
Tom is RA of Isaiah House Tom O! is short for Tom Oliver, who has been the Resident Assistant for Isaiah House since taking over December 1. There are a few other Toms around the Ranch, so it we had to add the “O” to clarify matters. The exclamation point? Well, that just has to be…
Finding a way
Apparently there’s a story in Newsweek’s current edition concerning families with children with special needs and the mounting crisis in public funding available to help these families. Long story short, growing numbers of kids needing help and shrinking pool of funds to help provide it. This leaves families in a pickle. I can relate. After…
The office…after 20 years
I retired effective December 31 last. I finally got all my stuff out of my office and let Samantha have it last week. She has showed remarkable patience. I haven’t had the same office for 20 years, of course. When we first moved to the Ranch September 9, 1991, the little single-wide mobile home we’d…