by Connie Connally | Jun 7, 2018 | Life
Just as The Songs We Hide was being released, my friend and fellow author Iris Graville invited me to write a guest post about it on her blog. This was an honor, because Iris is not only a talented writer but a thoughtful Quaker who promotes what is wise and good. I... by Connie Connally | Mar 7, 2017 | Life
It’s a wet, cold March in Tacoma, and I’m thinking back on January, when I was in Peru, loving every moment of the equatorial sunshine. Rory and I went to Peru to visit my son Brendan and his family. This was our sixth trip to Peru, but on previous trips... by Connie Connally | Dec 10, 2015 | Life
On an April evening in 2009, my phone rang. It was my brother-in-law in Kennewick, calling about my sister. “Susie had an accident,” he said, straining to stay calm. “She fell off her horse and . . . she can’t move. She’s been airlifted to Spokane.” I flew... by Connie Connally | Oct 21, 2015 | Life
The text of my article that appeared in Tacoma’s News Tribune on Oct. 19, 2015: We often speak of life being a journey, even a pilgrimage. This summer my friend Deborah Bellinghausen became an actual pilgrim, not just a metaphorical one. She walked five... by Connie Connally | Sep 18, 2015 | Life, Writing
My article that appeared in the Tacoma News-Tribune on Sept. 7, 2015 Today is Labor Day, which in America means the start of school. I spent years on a school schedule, first as a student, then as a mother of students, then as a teacher. Now that my first grandchild... by Connie Connally | Jul 31, 2015 | Life
This is the text of an article I wrote for Tacoma’s News Tribune, published on July 27, 2015. Six years ago my son Brendan and his wife Erin moved to Andean Peru as missionaries, beginning a relationship with the Quechua people. Making this kind of commitment...