COVID-19 vaccine calls to mind polio vaccination in the 1960s
Judith Sutherland recalls the day she went to the gymnasium of the school her father graduated from to be given a new polio vaccine in liquid form.
Imagination is the greatest toy
Judith Sutherland shares some childhood stories about the impact imagination can have on play time.
Collections of old letters tell a story
Judith Sutherland's mother always kept her desk stocked with stationery and stamps, so that she could brighten someone's day with a hand-written letter.
Finding an old friend brings joy
Judith Sutherland reconnects with a fast friend she made at church camp during her childhood.
Finding beauty in the shadow of loss
Judith Sutherland reminds us to be grateful for what you had, even in the sorrowful shadow of great loss.
Confessing to small offenses
Judith Sutherland shares more of Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers, by Ralph Moody, and why she wishes every American child would read his books.
The first day as a cowboy isn’t easy
Judith Sutherland shares a passage from Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers, by Ralph Moody.
Farm life full of roses and thorns
Judith Sutherland reviews Patricia McConnell's book, The Education of Will, which details her experience with a troubled, aggressive, young border collie.
Keeping out the cold and hatred
Judith Sutherland wishes for the magical ability to keep her granddaughter sheltered from the heat of hatred brewing in a cold world.
Recipes show how life was once lived
A little brown recipe box takes Judith Sutherland back in time to remind her how past generations of her family once lived.
