by Deb Farris | Dec 11, 2025 | Faith and Creativity, Musings
I want to take a moment to honor Children’s Theatre Director Gretta Assaly—who was formidable and unforgettable and shaped many lives, including my own son’s. This is a tribute to her heart, her theatre work, and the unforgettable ways she made a place for us....
by Deb Farris | Jul 24, 2024 | Blogging, Musings, Writing
The Sharks, West Side Story, 1976, J. Pellman Theatre “Are you going to do a post?” Todd asks after I show him a picture I came across this morning. “Look at that. Could I have been more depressed?” “But you kept going.” “Maybe I could post it and say I’m writing a...
by Deb Farris | Jun 17, 2023 | Musings
My parents would have been married 73 years today. I can’t help but think about those 61 years of their lives together, raising children, building lives on a strong Foundation known as the Rock. What would Mom say about it all? “Not Perfect,” which I always found...
by Deb Farris | Jun 10, 2023 | Musings, Travels
When we sold the family cabin on Washington Island after Dad died, I thought I’d be okay with that. It was the summer we’d received an invitation to attend a wedding in the South of France, just around the time my mom and I would have shared our birthdays on the...
by Deb Farris | Jul 15, 2020 | Devotions
As the unexpected complexities of these days sometimes leave me in a daze As I listen to the stories of lives so young, so old, in overwhelming isolation As I think of not being able to hold a loved one’s hand or let my eyes rest on the final beat of that heart I...
