by lameredith | | Classic Posts, Domestic Violence
Today, I watched You Tube make-up artist and sensation Lauren Luke’s public service announcement about domestic violence, titled How to Look Your Best the Morning...
by lameredith | Jul 2, 2012 | My Writing
“The greatest part of a writer’s time is spent in reading, in order to write; a man will turn over half a library to make one book.”—Samuel Johnson Do you ever feel guilty for needing time alone? I love nothing more than to read a good book or blog entry, or watch a...
by lameredith | | Classic Posts, Healing & Gratitude
My life’s been so clenched lately. At work, we’re reorganizing. At home, I’m reorganizing, looking forward to a year with both of my daughters at home with more than a little anxiety. And there’s no reprieve in sight in my work or personal life for the next few...
by lameredith | | Classic Posts, Family & Celebrations
My father Kova Meredith Today is Father’s Day. It’s a time when those who have one remember and (ideally) honor their fathers, those who had one remember their fathers, and those who had none mourn their losses. In my work with juvenile delinquents,...
by lameredith | | Classic Posts, Family & Celebrations
In late May of 1985, I received the gift of a lifetime when my dear friend, attorney Ira Uhrig, located my biological father. Kova Meredith was living on a farm in rural Kentucky, and had recently rented a home in Louisville. I was twenty. My father was seventy. ...