I am a Christian, a mother and grandmother, a sister, a daughter, a teacher, a widow, a friend. . . My life is first of all defined by relationships–to God, to my family, to my students, to my friends. Of course, I am many other things: a reader, an e-mail writer, a piano player, and a somewhat reluctant traveler, for example. And now I am a blogger. I’m not sure why, except it seems to be a logical next step for someone addicted to e-mail.