Sharon Randall: Taking time to get it all into focus
Sometimes after a big event, I take a while to put it into focus.
View ArticleSharon Randall: Listen to your heart
It was an offer I couldn’t refuse: an invitation to speak to the Four Arts Club of Elkhart, Ind., on my all-time favorite topic: “The Art of Life.” I like life. I like talking about it and writing...
View ArticleSharon Randall: A lake view provides the long view on life
At a cabin on a lake in the mountains, where I/m supposed to be working hard on a book, I spend a lot of time watching other things doing what they're supposed to be doing.
View ArticleSharon Randall: Best meal is one that feeds the soul
Have you ever made a decision you felt sure was right, only to end up wondering later: What was I thinking?
View ArticleSharon Randall: After seven years, a gathering of siblings
This time, besides eating, my family had several good reasons to gather. The best reason? It wasn't a funeral.
View ArticleSharon Randall: Gratitude is the ultimate long view
In life or landscapes, in vision or vistas, whenever possible, I like to take the long view.
View ArticleSharon Randall: The gift of best-friendship
Everybody should have at least one best friend. You can have several, if you want. There’s no limit on best friendship.
View ArticleSharon Randall: Beautiful messes of childhood
When Henry came to visit, he stood at the French doors in the living room, pressing his nose against the glass, and we talked about trees and birds and passing clouds and other fine things.
View ArticleSharon Randall: Between major awards: daily life
My Aunt Hazel used to say, "I just go a-fightin' all the time." After a plumbing emergency, I know what she meant.
View ArticleSharon Randall: From good books to goodbyes
This is not, as they say, my first rodeo. I know the drill. But it never gets easier saying “goodbye.”
View ArticleSharon Randall: Spreading a love for reading, writing
A trip to classroom to read to kids sparks excitement for students and visitor.
View ArticleSharon Randall: Stranger on a plane becomes connected compatriot
Call me old-fashioned or just plain old, but one of the things I like about airline travel is being required to shut off cellphones -- no talking, texting, emailing, Facebooking or whatevering for the...
View ArticleSharon Randall: Hitting the road with a light load
Parting ways with stuff, making space for more memories
View ArticleSharon Randall: Sweating in gym better than alternative
>It’s quite a view. In the west, the rugged Spring Mountains bask in the morning sun, an ever-changing interplay of light and clouds, peaks and valleys.
View ArticleSharon Randall: Taming the little dragon
This might be the most fun I’ve ever had working. I’m lying in bed propped up on pillows, writing a column on my laptop, while 2-year-old Charlotte sleeps beside me snoring softly like a baby...
View ArticleSharon Randall: Biscuits stand for circle that’s unbroken
The baking of biscuits links generations together.
View ArticleSharon Randall: Dad's gift of love is legacy that lives on
He'd slip me a little "spending money" and say with a wink, "Don't spend it all in one place."
View ArticleSharon Randall: Everybody has a story to tell
Chance meeting at gym reveals riveting story of a lon glife.
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