Archive for August 2025

The most amazing example of reconciliation I ever saw took place in North Vietnam back in the early 1990’s.  Vietnam was just opening up to the outside world again and the people were still very emotionally wounded.  My husband, Bob, and I lived in Nam Dinh, a town fifty-six miles southeast of Hanoi in the…

Art, whether it be paintings, music, stories, or pottery, all show us different aspects of life and culture.  It helps us process what we know of history, our personal memories, and life experience in general.  Norman Rockwell a well-known painter and illustrator was known for bringing everyday moments in American Culture to life on canvas…