by MO VEAR | Feb 24, 2017 | Blog, Faith, Life Lessons
In all the years I worked in Hollywood, I never once asked for an autograph. The first time I do? It’s for John Roberts: Supreme Court Chief Justice of the United States. Roberts graduated from my high school alma mater and was giving the commencement speech...
by MO VEAR | Apr 21, 2017 | Best Of, Blog, Faith, Forgiveness, Hope, Kindness, Life Lessons, Love, Prayer, Truth
One of my chores growing up was walking our dog, Otis. Like most chores, however, my mom picked up the slack and offered me a deal. “I’ll walk Otis in rain, sleet and snow, if you walk with me and Otis whenever it’s sunny and warm.” That was a...
by MO VEAR | Aug 4, 2017 | Blog, Faith, Family, Friends, Truth
There’s something about the anonymity and diversity of living in a big city that gives me a sense of comfort and a feeling of fitting in, so when our two boys were approaching school age and my husband mentioned moving from Chicago to a small town subdivision, I...
by MO VEAR | Sep 1, 2017 | Blog, Faith, Family, Friends, Hope, Love
My brother-in-law, Bill McGowan, passed away unexpectedly last week. And when grief is raw and overwhelming and waiting to be consoled, it’s deceived by distractions and wasted on words. The tick-tock of talk and the diversion in our walk are no match for it....
by MO VEAR | Feb 3, 2017 | Best Of, Blog, Faith, Family, Forgiveness, Friends, Hope, I AM, Indiana Dunes, Kids, Life Lessons, Love
Have you ever seen the television movie, Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer? I used to watch it every Christmas as a kid and every Christmas I bawled my eyes out. I hate when Rudolph gets ousted from the reindeer games and I hurt for the misfit toys and Hermey the Elf who...
by MO VEAR | May 12, 2017 | Best Of, Blog, Faith, Family, Hope, Kids, Kindness, Life Lessons, Love, Motherhood, Parents Dying, Prayer, Teaching, Truth
My Mom was always up for playing a game and if there wasn’t a game to play, she would make one up – especially when I was little, and especially if it helped her to occupy my time. We played one game every week that was a cross between Tic-Tac-Toe and...
