August 7th is Purple Heart Day, a day reserved for us all to pause and honor the men and women who were wounded or who died in combat. The Purple Heart is the oldest military decoration and it is one of the honors given to my late husband, 1st Lt. Larry L. Hull, after his plane was shot down in Laos during the Vietnam War. Purple Heart Day, along with all military remembrance days, is an opportunity to reflect on memories and share stories about the loved ones we have lost. In a way, this … [Read more...]
The Gift of Storytelling
We all have stories. Many of us hear our family stories from our elders particularly when we are able to visit our grandparents, uncles, aunts and parents. I learned the importance of storytelling from my mother, who wrote her family’s stories when she was a child in the drylands of West Texas. As children, my cousins and I would sit on the floor listening to our parents, aunts, grandparents and cousins tell stories during the holidays and sometimes on birthdays. There was no television at … [Read more...]
Remembering Olivia de Havilland
The world has lost another treasure of the art world. Olivia de Havilland passed away on July 25, only a few weeks after her 104th birthday. Living to 104 years of age is a feat in and of itself, but Olivia de Havilland was not a person who merely existed – she lived a full, colorful life that has left permanent imprints in the film world and beyond. Olivia was one of the last surviving actors from the Golden Age of Hollywood, and she started her career just as movies were starting to be made … [Read more...]
Civil Rights and Space Pioneers Challenged Norms Providing Greater Opportunities for American Society
This past week, we celebrated the life of civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis, who died at the age of 80. Days later, we remembered the July 20, 1969 landing on the moon by the late Neil Armstrong, the first person in the world to ever walk on another planet. The accomplishments of Lewis and Armstrong, although different in nature, will be etched and acknowledged in the annals of American history for hundreds of years to come. Moreover, there is a lot about these two men, what they … [Read more...]
Notre Dame Rises from the Ashes
I will never forget the tragedy of the fire that burned Notre Dame in 2019. At the time, it seemed that the loss of Notre Dame was like losing an icon that should and would rise again from the ashes. Although I am not Catholic, Notre Dame represents our faith regardless of how we worship. At the time of the devastating fire, I wrote a blog about what it meant to me and people around the world, and here were some of the thoughts I had about the incident at the time that still resonates with me … [Read more...]
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