Judy’s Blog
Stories, Poems, and Life Lessons from Dr. Judy Richardson
In these blog posts, Dr. Judy offers more than opinions—she offers experience. With a background in education, parenting, community work, and caregiving, she brings thoughtful insight to everyday challenges and joys. Some posts are poems. Some are essays. Some are stories that just needed to be told. All are written with heart, honesty, and a desire to connect.
-
Valentine Musings
Valentine Musings “…a man should keep his little brain attic stacked with all the furniture he is likely to use, and the rest in…
-
Coffee Lovers Poetry Companion
Announcing Dear Readers, No matter how few or many, my first poetry book us now finished . Ithas taken almost 20 years to complete.…
-
Valentine Memories
Though some might have a problem believing it, my husband, Chuck Wendel was a very romantic guy. When we were courting, he called me…
-
Goodbye 2021, Hello 2022
Goodbye 2021, Hello 2022 I have not posted on my website for a bit. The holiday times are some how stressful even though we…
-
Unforeseen Consequences
Unforeseen Consequences Several years ago, I wrote a course called Case Studies in Moral Leadership. The course analyzed the decisions of leaders and focused…
-
Past – Present – Future
Past–Present-Future It occurred to me today why I want to spend so much time revisiting the happy times of the past. It seems to…
-
Stop Me If You Have Heard This
Stop Me If You Have Heard This We old folks all have our favorite stories. We like to share special memories with friends and family.…
-
Parent Tips 2021
Parenting Tips Revisited. In the 1980’s, when I was Director of Community and Adult Education for the Des Moines Public Schools and publisher of…
-
Past Present Future.
Past–Present-Future It occurred to me today why I want to spend so much time revisiting the happy times of the past. It seems to…
-
Renaissance Man
Renaissance Man Not long ago when talking to a friend about our years together, my friend commented that Chuck was a Renaissance Man. I…