Living Nativity
A letter from a visitor to our church last Sunday evening: Greetings Cherrydale UMC Family and Staff: Thank you Pastor Foss and …
Christmas Concert
The Sanctuary Choir at Cherrydale United Methodist Church will present an Advent Concert on Sunday, December 16 at 11 am. Here we …
Go, Nellie
“Whoa, Nellie!” is the headline in GEICO’s current magazine. I say “Go, Nellie!” At age 91, our friend Nellie is GEICO’s longest-standing customer. …
LIFT, people working to overcome poverty
My friend Elizabeth (above, center) and I traveled to DC this morning for breakfast with the staff of the non-profit organization LIFT, …
Smith Family
This photo is dated, but I like the way it captures so many smiles. Stephen, now 5, and Thomas, now 2, live …
Family Circles
Making and keeping friends has always been important to me. Maybe it’s because my adult life has unspooled far from my birthplace …
Unexpected Visitors
A phone call early yesterday evening alerted us that Steve’s sister Karen and her husband Joe were stranded at Dulles airport, having …
Carmen Merrill’s Legacy
Among the most outstanding piano students I’ve ever taught are two brothers, Michael and Matthew Salvatierra. Michael is now a music teacher …
Marie Barnard Smith Lilly
On November 1, the 11th anniversary of her death, as well as All Saints Day, I was thinking of Marie Lilly, my …