Goose on the Loose!
The call went out one Saturday morning for help at the emergency room—that is the parking lot where Wally Bytnar was trying to corral a herd…
I am Reminded
I keep a blog on writing and memories. One of my treasured memories is Deeply Rooted, a weekend event for women. Deeply Rooted for me was…
Nolan the Star Thrower
Fifteen years ago, I went to the hospital with some abdominal pain. I wasn’t sure what was happening, but what I thought was happening was an…
Standing at the Door
At the end of her sermon a few weeks ago, Wendi Kaiser spoke the words of Revelation 3:20 “Here I am, I stand at the door…
Goose Herding Makes the News!!
Last month we brought you the story of Wally and Linda herding geese from the Weiss Hospital rooftop garden. This month we bring you their story…
Funnel Cake and Friendship
Funnel Cake, n. fried dough, a kind of celebration, about coming together, see for no good reason It was decreed that this past Friday was to…
Summers in Chicago
Jumping off the rocks at Montrose Harbor. Nights around the patio campfire roasting marshmallows. Gallery openings at Everybody’s Coffee. Experiencing a resident from the shelter getting…
Goose Herding
Six baby geese hatched high up, living precariously on the edge of the Weiss Hospital rooftop. Because it can take anywhere from 2–3 months until they…
Why I Stayed: Anastasia Bird
Having lived here for a year from 2005-06, I moved back to Wales, to get a degree in Biology and watch my siblings grow up a…