Articles : Virginia Ham
Oct. 29, 2007 issue
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Can it really be 40 years?
One enchanted homecoming weekend, I took some photographs of a group holding its 25-year college reunion, and I thought, “Man, these people look old.”
That was 15 years ago.
Oct. 1, 2007 issue
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English teacher’s nightmare
If confession is good for the soul, then what I’m about to admit should do me a world of good: Many of my column ideas get their shaky start during the worship service at church . . .
July 30, 2007 issue
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A prayer for new drivers
What an unforgettable day, a literal turning point in my life.
June 18, 2007 issue
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Lee’s laughter and tears
Often, upon encountering Lee Eshleman, I would bop up to him singing lines from the Bobbettes’ 1957 musical ditty, “Mr. Lee.”
April 30, 2007 issue
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Reciting the words of life
I pulled the thick black volume off the shelf, wiped dust off its leather-bound cover with my name embossed in faded gold lettering, opened it, and a flood of memories poured forth.
April 2, 2007 issue
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Easter: new life from old
Spring, to me, is the most miraculous season. After months of freezing temperatures, barren landscapes, short daylight hours and long stretches of darkness, signs of change slowly but surely appear.
March 12, 2007 issue
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Three strikes, but not out
“EMU-Bluffton baseball game canceled.”
Feb. 26, 2007 issue
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Scrapple reconnects cousins
Some things are just too important to pass up. An extended family event, dubbed “ScrappleFest,” was one of them.
Jan. 22, 2007 issue
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Ordination’s holy moment
I sat in a pew at the front of the sanctuary and marveled. My baby brother Michael, 47, was about to become an ordained minister.
Dec. 4, 2006 issue
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Season’s blessings bestowed
“Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy,” declared Jewish theologian Abraham Joshua Heschel.
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