by Debbie Boyce | Jun 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
Bill and I have been traveling a lot this past spring. A trip with family, a trip to Seattle for work, a trip with friends and a trip back to Princeton for reunions. As we planned for each trip, I could feel in my head and body a pull of inertia. It is so much...
by Debbie Boyce | May 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
We spent part of Mother’s Day with three of our grandchildren (and their parents!). It was delightful. The outpouring of love was tangible. My children went together on a new food processor, to replace my 45 year-old processor I inherited from my mother-in-law. My...
by Debbie Boyce | Apr 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
Let me start by saying I am not miserable! But life is full of trials, small and large, which prevent me from carefree happiness. Even in our smaller trials, the adage I have used for my title today holds true in my life. Sometimes I relate a trial with a friend and...
by Debbie Boyce | Mar 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
I was recently reminded of how God has transformed my attitude about writing. When I was a child, I remember thinking carefully about my speech, a precursor to writing. Your first impression of that statement might be positive. Shouldn’t we all be concerned to be...
by Debbie Boyce | Feb 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
I imagine many of you have seen articles, books, and podcasts on the current trend toward solitude in our culture. Robert Putnam wrote a book in 2000 entitled Bowling Alone and he was more recently interviewed on The Daily (July 13, 2024 – “Robert Putnam Knows Why...
by Debbie Boyce | Feb 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
Growing up, I had an aunt who was prosperous and generous. My family was not prosperous. When we would visit my aunt, or she would visit us, she would treat us to a meal out, which was always something special for us. Somehow our relationship with her became...