Author Archives: Kimball McNeal

It has been a stressful year and some of us feel like we have been through the wringer. We adults have the advantage (or maybe not) in regard to this past year. We know why we can’t go to the grocery store without a mask. We understand why we can’t visit the grandparents’ home anymore. We know...

Gratitude: noun The quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. During this extended season of the pandemic, I feel like I’ve lost all sense of time. The days of the calendar meant absolutely nothing to me. I’m one whose senses are the strongest indicato...

We’ve heard all the catchphrases; unprecedented times, new normal, ubiquitous; uncertain times. These words are meant to convey the gravity of the present global situation, but there have been moments of comic relief, like when Justin Trudeau said that face masks can prevent us from “speaking mo...