Archives for November 2011

My very first grandchild, on his very first visit to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, saying hello to the jellyfish.

Fourth of July, 2011, in our backyard

Sunset

I just watched the sunset over the Spring Mountains, leaving the desert in that lovely purple haze of twilight. The sun is headed west, to set again off the coast of California, where my children and grandchildren are settling in for the evening. It is my favorite time of day, when I can stop and reflect on the all the goodness and grace in my life. My husband heard from a friend today, whose wife is battling cancer _ again. My heart and my prayers reach out to them. Wherever you are, whatever you are doing right now, I hope you feel as blessed as I do. And I hope you will write and tell me about it.

SHARON RANDALL COLUMN FOR TUES., NOV. 1, 2011

If you’d asked me 20 years ago what I’d be doing today, I might have said cruising the Caribbean or greeting at Walmart or getting my knees replaced.
I would not have said, “working on my web site.”
Twenty years ago, when I left my job as a reporter to write a column for syndication, the world was a different place from the one we’ve come to know.
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