Posts by Anne Evans-Cazier, LCSW

One of my longest standing “Rites of Spring” is a family trip to the desert in southern Utah. It’s an explosion of red rock, sunshine, and budding cacti against a brilliant blue sky, and the perfect place to refresh our minds, bodies, and relationships.  As one of my daughters observed this past weekend, all your worries drop…

The brave acts and incredible courage of soldiers has never been enough to win wars and secure freedom.It has always taken many great sacrifices by other people as well.This picture captures one of those “happy days” of my parents at the end of WWII. Arriving home from war, my future dad rushed to find his…

Since I first watched the replay of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock for the offensive joke he made at the Academy Awards, I’ve been replaying in my mind the powerful way a personal hero of mine responded to an offensive joke made in public at his expense. My hero? My husband, Calvert F Cazier.Let me tell you…

Watching the news these past few weeks, I’ve found myself reflecting on what we call the “greatest generation,” ordinary people who rose to face the extraordinary circumstances of WWII with remarkable courage.My father was one of them. Fresh out of high school, he joined the army and became an infantry scout. Like many in his…

It was a hectic day in our home, which was not unusual in a big family. The exact details of how it all started have been lost in the shuffle, but one of my sibs, whose identity is mercifully forgotten, broke something belonging to another. Tempers flared and angry words were exchanged. Mom brought all…

I’ve been cleaning out cupboards, reorganizing the fridge… I even got on Cal to go through his stacks of unopened mail.You might be tempted to say, “Way to go, Anne!” “Good for you to get the spring cleaning bug.”And I do admit that it feels good to be able to find the peanut butter AND…

How many times have you tied your shoes?It’s a little thing, I know, but something we do over and over again.The other day, my sister Gayle told me this story about tying shoes and agreed to let me share it with you.We were hiking with our dad, a common occurrence as you know by now.The rangers had…