by Ruth Verkaik | Sep 9, 2021 | Creativity, Thinking
Every year, it happens. I get the school calendar, Wednesday night church activities dates, tennis practices and matches, band rehearsals and parades – to say nothing of my own schedules and activities. I hear the gloriously open boxes on the calendar start to...
by Ruth Verkaik | Jan 14, 2021 | Creativity
Guys, I don’t know what to say. This is definitely a departure from my normal content here. I’ve started this post so many times (serious, snarky and a variety of other options) and somehow I keep coming back to this. We need a moment of laughter. Or a lot...
by Ruth Verkaik | Dec 17, 2019 | Books, Thinking
In the last month, I’ve been asked by several different people for book recommendations for the kids in their lives. I answered like I always do – then it hit me. If two are wondering, I bet a whole lot more could benefit from the same info. I hope this...
by Ruth Verkaik | May 27, 2019 | Thinking, Writing
Today I hit a wall. Okay, it’s a wall I’ve seen coming for awhile and I’ve been deep in denial, but still the wall came and we met. It was not pleasant. The wall did not shake hands. He was not welcoming. He had a large beatdown stick and was very...
by Ruth Verkaik | Mar 14, 2019 | Books, Words, Writing
We moved in the spring of 2017. My dear beloved books (pictured below from the “Library Shelves” of our old house) had been sitting all alone – except for visits from rummaging children. Until January 2019. All of these lovelies were packed away in...
