You can find a hashtag holiday for almost any occasion, but I think my favorite might be today. Happy #MakingLifeBeautiful Day, designed to celebrate anyone who makes life beautiful. That, my friends, means you. Happy #MakingLifeBeautiful Day to my friend Rose, who rescued a turtle and sat still enough to handfeed some hummingbirds, all on [...]
Yesterday I packed my lunch for the first time in 15 months. I hauled my tea thermos back out too. Then, I headed back into the office. What a crazy world! I picture Glenda the good witch making her way around the county summoning all of us who have been working at home back to [...]
It's times like these you learn to live again. Dave Grohl wrote the perfect song for the summer of 2021, because the sun is finally shining, family and friends are gathering at last and music, live music, is making its way back into venues. Thankfully, we, who have been fumbling through an historically challenging period [...]
Dear teacher, Some students are like sour cherry trees, scraggly on the surface and difficult to prune. They need their space as much as they need attention and can’t always appreciate a sunny day. Still, you treat them gently, water as needed and try each day to help them grow. You may wonder, as they [...]
Many will remember the summer of 2020 for its terrible cacophony of pandemic and politics, reckoning and rage. But I am still struck by its silence, the eerie stillness of its streets, the sad spectacle of silent swimming pools and limp park swings, the mute stages and empty playing fields. That’s why, even more than [...]
