Even Alzheimer’s Disease Can’t Erase That Memory
September 21, 2023
Here is a story that shows how the bond of love is unbreakable, even when we think that age and disease have caused it to
A Most Unfortunate Time to Sleep
October 18, 2021
I must have been more tired than I realized. My friend had convinced me to go to the bookstore at the mall with her, but
What Exactly Is in This Pasta?
June 5, 2019
Twenty years ago or more, I could understand why I came across errors on a restaurant menu. Native English speakers in Kraków were scarce, making
An Interesting Pizza Topping
March 11, 2019
Translation is an art that isn’t for the faint of heart. The tendency to translate literally causes many misunderstandings, but when it happens on a
Would You Eat This Soup?
January 8, 2019
This happened many years ago when I went out with friends to a restaurant in Cracow. While looking through the English menu, I admit I
A First-Grader Explains Family Life
December 10, 2018
A friend who teaches first grade is talking with the children in class: “I’ll explain how a family tree is formed. First, people get married,
I Had My Principles
October 26, 2018
One of the most endearing traits of children is their honesty, though there are times when parents wish their kids were a little less transparent
A Child’s Courage in Nazi-Occupied Poland
June 18, 2018
This story isn’t funny per se, but it’s worth telling. It happened during World War II in Nazi-occupied Poland. One of the many restrictions the
My First Solo Shopping Trip at Age Three
June 11, 2018
Would you let a three-year-old girl go shopping by herself? That is what my mom did when I asked if I could go to the
When a Baptism Goes Wrong
May 10, 2018
This happened to my pastor from my high school days. Many years earlier, when he was fresh out of seminary, he took a job at