by Ingrid Lochamire | Jul 17, 2018 | Family, Good Books
“It was the best time of my life.” Dad’s nostalgia on a recent Friday evening carried him back through the 35 years he spent with Boy Scouts of America. Making it all the way to one badge short of Eagle Scout (a story he’ll tell with little prompting) set him up to...
by Ingrid Lochamire | May 2, 2018 | Good Books, Wisdom
I love stories. In fact, they’re kind of my passion. I’m delighted to point you toward a collection of stories written by women who are “of an age” — women with a few miles on them, with some hard-won wisdom and with a perspective...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Feb 21, 2018 | Family, Good Books
I invited my good friend Brenda Yoder to join me here today to talk about releasing our kids. Releasing — or “fledging” — happens multiple times throughout the lives of our children. In fact, even when they’re fully out of the nest, as...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Nov 29, 2017 | Good Books
When you read a really good, compelling book, don’t you sometimes come away wanting more? Do you wish you could learn what happened after the final chapter, the last sentence? I felt that way when I finished Susie Finkbeiner’s first book, A Cup of Dust,...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Oct 26, 2017 | Good Books
I cannot write about the life-changing power of story without telling you about stories that have changed my life. I consider myself a bibliophile and though I know many people who read more widely, deeply and voraciously than myself, I claim a profound love for...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Oct 13, 2017 | Good Books
When a memoir has the power to transport the reader to a different time and place, that’s a gift. And when the author’s words evoke the emotions she experienced during a profound period in her life, you’ve unearthed a treasure. My friend Jill...
