Before you try a new restaurant, do you check out the menu online? As a vegetarian, I always make sure a new place will have good veggie options. If someone else suggested the meet-up, I need to know if I should snack beforehand. Checking out the menu in advance has another value: it builds anticipation. … Continue reading Use anticipation to build the good.
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“Come & See…”
Advent is a season of anticipation, and each year I find myself looking for two things: perfect and imperfect. As I wrote about here, I look for that moment when the Spirit of Christmas arrives. When I can't shut out sublime tears, when goosebumps shake me with shivers of joy and revelry and hope: Christmas is … Continue reading “Come & See…”
Spelling Bee
Tween participated in the school-wide spelling bee. Placing in the top two in his classroom bee, he joined seventeen other 3rd through 5th graders. All winners before they hit the stage, Tween made it to 4th place. Miraculous, as years ago experts predicted that given his particular set of learning (dis)abilities, his spelling level wouldn't exceed third grade. … Continue reading Spelling Bee