Lessons Learned From Little Ones

Lessons Learned From Little Ones

Lessons Learned From Little Ones Julie McGue Author My grandson DJ turns four next week. As his parents and younger brother and I gather around the family room, we laugh. We ogle at how he towers over his two-year-old brother at the Brio train table, and we giggle at...
A Compelling Radio Show Question

A Compelling Radio Show Question

A Compelling Radio Show Question Julie McGue Author The interstate linking my lake life in Michiana to family members residing in Chicago’s western suburbs is not sympathetic to inexperienced drivers. Winter ushers in black ice and white out conditions while summer...
Making Art Keeps Good Alive

Making Art Keeps Good Alive

Making Art Keeps Good Alive Julie McGue Author In the face of ugliness, pain, and death, it’s art that has the power to open us all to healing, to the imagining of new possibilities.  In response to the multitude of global crises we’re currently experiencing, editor...
The Case of the Discarded Buntings

The Case of the Discarded Buntings

The Case of the Discarded Buntings Julie McGue Author A few days before Memorial Day, I returned to my summer home in NW Indiana. One of my first tasks was to locate Old Glory and raise her high on the flagpole in the front yard. To do so, I enlisted the help of my...
July 4th: Remembering & Savoring

July 4th: Remembering & Savoring

July 4th: Remembering & Savoring Julie McGue Author As I fasten the oversized, star-spangled bows to the fence gates, I recall where we were as a country over the last two Fourth of Julys. In 2020, we had just emerged from a national shutdown and were awaiting...

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