It's easy to get mired in the negative. It's hard to not collapse under the weight of the world sometimes. There is bad news all around us, and yet another heated political season doesn't help. What I've learned is that Stupidity + Hatred = A Toxic, Terrifying Combination. … [Read more...] about Choosing Joy Among Sadness
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Drunk Driving is a Parent’s Worst Nightmare
I sat in a church pew wearing an evergreen Laura Ashley ankle length dress with a black sash and shiny black flats. I sat among my teenage peers as we gulped but couldn't swallow the astonishment and anguish rising like pebbles of bile in our throats. We had to remind ourselves … [Read more...] about Drunk Driving is a Parent’s Worst Nightmare
2011 Makes Way for 2012
The air is thick with equal parts regret and hope today. 2011 carried the weight of many losses and struggles. Mother Nature had beastly tantrums this year. War ravaged in all corners of the world and on urban street corners in cities across America. The economy tested our … [Read more...] about 2011 Makes Way for 2012
Grins – Wordless Wednesday
About Time
I'm not sure how I regarded Time before I had children (not the band, though they do have a song called "The Bird."). I suppose I never considered milestones and firsts. Well, there are the obvious bridges we cross that entail Pomp and Circumstance or Pachelbel's Canon. … [Read more...] about About Time
Talking to My Sons About Penn State
I'm sorry if it seems I'm prattling on about Penn State (and now the Citadel). I literally cannot stop thinking about it. I look at my innocent Bird and Deal and want to scoop them up to protect them forever. I cannot begin to imagine the lives of those abused boys. … [Read more...] about Talking to My Sons About Penn State
Penn State – No Words
See those sweet faces? Those are my sons. And may God help the person who ever harms them. I am so sick about the events that have unfolded at Penn State. I find myself sitting down to write about it, yet I cannot bring the words from my heart to the page. I tear up and feel … [Read more...] about Penn State – No Words