On Gratitude and Dwelling in Possibility
Recently, I went to an outdoor concert with some friends. Mavis Staples, a fabulous gospel singer in her seventies, was the headliner. There was no formal …
Recently, I went to an outdoor concert with some friends. Mavis Staples, a fabulous gospel singer in her seventies, was the headliner. There was no formal …
A Year of Movies with My Older Son Parents, educators, and counselors are always looking for ways to help children and teens open up and have meaningful …
The phrase ‘through a glass darkly’ is from the Bible, “12 For now we see through a glass, darkly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; …
What would you most want to write about if someone asked you to write something about Mother’s Day? Would it be about your gratitude or your disappointments …
My husband and I sit on very different sides of the political fence. Generally this works for a couple of reasons. Most importantly we decided at the very …
If you feel alone or are missing a loved one this Valentines Day I suggest finding or re-finding a good poet to keep you company. Rilke is one of my favorites, …
After President-elect Trump’s “Grab them by the p****” comment hit the airwaves a few weeks before the National election, Kelly Oxford, a Canadian author …
“He who binds to himself a Joy, Does the winged life destroy; He who kisses the Joy as it flies, Lives in Eternity’s sunrise.” William Blake It’s …
It might be easy to ‘poo poo’ empathy, as in ‘Empathy plus ninety-nine cents, what’ll that get me? A donut?’ But honestly, out of …
There’s a new novel out titled, “The Kindness of Enemies” and I wish I’d thought of that title first! At thirty I didn’t have …