I often find myself turning to music both when times are tough as well as during joyful moments. During the last several months especially, I have found music to be a great unifier, a constant source of comfort for many and a way to feel closeness even as we are physically distant from each other. As many of you know, an artist that I have a special connection to is the great James Taylor. Ever since first hearing Fire and Rain, I was hooked on his music. However, after, learning of the … [Read more...]
Larry’s Purple Heart and a Shred of Closure
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...]
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