Today three boxes from "home" greeted me at my front door, two expected, one not. I dug into the smallest one first and pulled out a gift from my best friend. She sends me "hugs"from time to time to remind that she is thinking of me. Warm thoughts from "home" and a reminder that we will be BFFs regardless of the relationships, miles and years between us. Every woman needs another woman to make certain that she doesn't run out and do something drastic, like getting a tattoo and a Harley or trading in the mini-van for two-seater convertible when she is a soccer mom with triplets, without first talking her down from "the roof" and suggesting that she think on it over night. Today's "hug" was a new book: she knows me well. Going Rogue: An American Life, the story of the remarkable Sarah Palin. Tucked inside the book was a charming card - the "lamb of God" in a ten gallon hat and cowgirl boots acknowledging my lov...
"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard