by Ingrid Lochamire | Jan 10, 2020 | Slice of Life, Wisdom
Near the end of 2019, I did what many of us do. I made an assessment of the past year and considered some goals for 2020. Notice that I said goals, not resolutions. I’ve set resolutions in the past and I’ve learned that giving myself the ultimatum...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Oct 21, 2019 | Family, Slice of Life, Story
Vicksburg Street, Detroit. For a long time, I was afraid to drive through this neighborhood. When our son moved into an apartment in downtown Detroit a couple of years ago, we assumed it was temporary. Then he bought a house on Vicksburg Street, met a girl, got...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Sep 29, 2019 | Slice of Life, Wisdom, Writing
We did a bit of landscaping this spring, with the help of a professional, and I’m loving the result. Coral bells have been blooming and miniature hydrangea bushes are just finishing their show. And the sedum is spreading like wildfire. “Fall is for roots,...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Aug 30, 2019 | Family, Good Books, Slice of Life
The car was filled “to the gills” and an equally full pick-up truck will soon follow. Our son is moving back to Chicago. This morning, as he and his brother headed north down the road that leads out of our valley, I didn’t cry or linger in melancholy...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Aug 3, 2019 | Faith, Slice of Life, Wisdom
There’s plenty to read on the Internet about the benefits of “brain dumps.” We’re urged to take time before beginning a new task or at the start of a new day to write down (or dump) all the things crowding our brains. Tasks, ideas, concerns,...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Jul 19, 2019 | Slice of Life, Story
I stood mesmerized. We had been walking through an exhibit of musicians who have performed at Red Rocks (above), an incredible, God-made music venue near Denver, Colorado, when a film about the life and music of Dan Fogelberg drew my attention. I couldn’t step...
