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Posted May 26th, 2011 by Thomas Norman DeWolf
As we reached Alabama yesterday, our first stop was with family in Tallassee. It was my first chance to hug the newest members of the Morgan clan. Although Morgan is my married name and I have been divorced from Mr. Morgan for many years, I continue to consider my in-laws and their children as part […]
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Posted May 25th, 2011 by Thomas Norman DeWolf
Sharon and I have completed the first three days of our journey. We’ve traveled over 1,400 miles through seven states. One aspect of our journey is genealogical research and how it can support people on our healing journey. Yesterday we spent the day in Kentucky. I was searching for my grandfather and his ancestors. I […]
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Posted May 22nd, 2011 by Thomas Norman DeWolf
Friday, May 20, 12:51 pm, Denver, Colorado I sit in the airport after my first two flights today; one more to go to arrive in New York where Sharon will pick me up at La Guardia. We begin our 5,700 mile road trip through 15 states this weekend — mostly in the South and Midwest. […]
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Posted May 19th, 2011 by Thomas Norman DeWolf
I just got back from the National Genealogical Society conference in Charleston, SC. I spent a week working the Coming to the Table exhibit booth. As the exhibit hall ebbed and flowed with people, there was quite a bit of down time; plenty of time for thought and reflection. One thing that really impressed me […]
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Posted April 25th, 2011 by Thomas Norman DeWolf
I just spent an amazing week attending a STAR seminar at Eastern Mennonite University. Tom DeWolf, who is a STAR alumnus, recommended that I attend. He thought it would be useful to our book writing process. He was definitely right about that! The STAR acronym stands for “Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience.” The one-week, […]
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Posted April 19th, 2011 by Thomas Norman DeWolf
Greg Mortenson finds himself in hot water (no pun intended) over allegations that parts of his best-selling memoir Three Cups of Tea were fabricated. I loved this book and wrote about it on my Inheriting the Trade blog. I consider Greg Mortenson a hero in a world with far too few heroes, and a true […]
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Posted April 10th, 2011 by Thomas Norman DeWolf
My computer crashed last Friday. I cannot describe the sickening feeling in my stomach when I realized that my best friend was on its last legs. I immediately rushed it to the technology hospital where expert advice was rendered. Super technical efforts were employed at great expense to save its life. After two insufferable days […]
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Posted March 31st, 2011 by Thomas Norman DeWolf
It’s late on Thursday night. I’m up alone. Sharon is asleep. When I wrote Inheriting the Trade the biggest challenge I faced was finding the time. With Gather at the Table, the challenge is working with my partner. Don’t get me wrong. I love working with Sharon Morgan. We work well together. We challenge each […]
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Posted March 28th, 2011 by Thomas Norman DeWolf
Shoah is the Hebrew word for “calamity.” It is generally used to describe the holocaust that occurred in Europe during World War II as Adolph Hitler led the extermination of millions of Jews, Gypsies, African Germans, homosexuals and disabled people. There is no doubt that this was one of history’s most horrific events. But there […]
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Posted March 18th, 2011 by Thomas Norman DeWolf
In Martin Scorsese’s film Gangs of New York, Boss Tweed is quoted saying, “You never enjoyed the enlightenment of poverty, did you, Governor? If you had, you’d know you can always hire half the poor people to kill the other half.” Though I have no idea if this is an actual quote from the real […]
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