Aging happens: It’s the bee’s knees

Column by Donna Jobe Cronk Aging happens; it’s ‘the bee’s knees’  Occasionally, I’m greeted at the mailbox with a puffy envelope from my friend Cathy. What could it be? I’m eager to see what she finds worthy of postage over simply mentioning online with internet links. These days, snail mail gets our fast attention over …

Every grandma had a button box — Do you?

A Column by Donna Cronk We’d be hard-pressed to find someone who travels over the Whitewater River by sleigh to grandmother’s house, but it’s a safe bet that however we get there, when we visit parents or grandparents—or we’re the parents or grandparents being visited, memories are shared, and stories told. Recently my sister-in-law Jeannie …

Shade of gray: everyone sees things differently

Column by Donna Cronk Editor’s Note: Donna has graciously allowed me to run her columns on my blog. Donna (Jobe) Cronk was a couple years behind me at UCHS. She was the best friend of my high school sweetheart, Cheryl. Cheryl had the good sense to run far away from me and is now living …