by Beth Lueders | Dec 10, 2020 | Blog Post, Perspective
I once met a summertime Santa Claus. I have a photo to prove it. Back in the day, say when I was about five, my family drove from Nebraska to Colorado. I remember fuzzy bits and pieces of that trip, but my favorite memory is meeting Santa Claus at the North Pole...
by Beth Lueders | Apr 25, 2019 | Blog Post, Perspective
Some words are worth remembering. America boasts some of the best two-word combos on the planet. Mashed potatoes. Fried chicken. Amazon Prime. Apple Inc. Walt Disney. In chapter one of my Two Days Longer book, I tell of an elderly widowed farmwife who quizzes me on...
by Beth Lueders | Dec 13, 2018 | Blog Post, Everyday People, Perspective
Unexpected gifts of Christmas. They may not be on your official Christmas list, but these presents may just show up out of the blue. If you’re like me, you might even overlook these tiny gems amid all the scurrying to drive, park, shop, wrap, mail, dress, dine, sip,...
by Beth Lueders | Oct 25, 2018 | Blog Post, Perspective
Life has a way of messing with your vision. Oh, to see and not just look. Some days tough situations blur your eyesight. Other days certain people leave you squinting and rubbing your eyes in disbelief. What the heck just happened here? Are you kidding me?! There’s...
by Beth Lueders | Aug 4, 2018 | Blog Post, Perspective
Yesterday I experienced something of a rarity in my life. Watching a grown man cry. Genuine tears. Tears of brokenness. Tears of sadness. Tears of grief. You see, my longtime neighbor died this week of heart issues, and this was her 40-something son talking to me from...
