The students in the Entrepreneurship in the Arts class I teach at Wichita State University astounded me recently. What I thought was an obvious question, stumped them. We were talking about Watermark Books and I asked them why they thought it was important that Wichita have an independent locally-owned bookstore? Their answer … Crickets. The longer we sat in silence, the more I realized they really didn’t know the answer. Maybe it isn’t reasonable of me to expect, but I imagi

Quick update about new classes and a fun upcoming events!

Women become invisible as we get older. Never lose your sparkle!

One of the things I like most about Christmas are all the smells. They take me back to memories of festive times, and that makes me happy. The woodsy smell of logs burning in the fireplace. Sugar and spice cookies, fresh out of the oven. Savory roasted turkey, when the button pops. The sharp peppermint of a candy cane. And my most favorite of all, a freshly cut Christmas tree. Although it would be a lot easier and faster to get an artificial, pre-lit tree to put up for Christ

What could be better than celebrating our friendships with the women we love most?