betharichardsonJul 10, 20223 min readNotes from Mom in the Innisfree LogInnisfree, 1950s One of the treasures of the Colorado cabin is a log that was started by our parents to record the activities of each...
betharichardsonNov 16, 20181 min readA Kaddish for My MotherI’m grateful to Rabbi David Horowitz, Academy faculty presenter this week. He taught us the Kaddish, the prayer prayed to the Holy One on...
betharichardsonNov 16, 20132 min readMartyToday is the 30th anniversary of my mom's death. It's so strange to have her frozen in time at age 48. I wonder what wisdom she would...
betharichardsonNov 16, 20122 min readRemembering MomMy mom passed away 29 years ago today. I was in seminary in Nashville and she was in Oklahoma. We had learned during the summer that her...
betharichardsonApr 11, 20111 min readMarty's African VioletMy mom (Marty) and grandma both raised African Violets. I particularly remember the little plant stand in the east window of Grandma Ida...
betharichardsonAug 24, 20102 min readThe KeeperThis was my first-ever published writing -- in the "Patterns" issue of alive now! J/F 1985. I wrote this following my mom's last trip to...