There was always secrecy around my mother's past, whereas my father's youthful indiscretions, perhaps because some of them made the newspapers, were open for all to see.

Understand that when I say, "my father," or "my dad," it's my adoptive father, Jack, the wonderful man who married my mother a… Read full post »

Grace: noun (from dictionary.com)

1. elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action.

2. a pleasing or attractive quality or endowment.

3. favor or good will.

4. a manifestation of favor, especially by a superior: It was only through the dean's grace that I wasn't expelled from… Read full post »