Ten Little Night Stars
My friend Deb Gruelle gifted me with her latest board book Ten Little Night Stars. Sweet, precious, and adorable are all fitting adjectives for this counting book for little ones.
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Heart Change vs. Perfection
A few years ago, a popular television program called Monk featured a lead character consumed with perfectionism. He couldn’t prevent the murder of his wife, so he spent the rest of his life trying to do everything perfectly. For a … Continue reading →
Cold Day Fun
Even in sunny Florida we have colder weather and that reminds me of activities i did as a child and a mom to counter the gray skies and low temperatures. It can be too cold to be outside more than … Continue reading →
Verbal Venom: A Recipe for Lifelong Pain by Dr. MaryAnn Diorio
I guided my shopping cart into the next aisle of the supermarket. At the far end of the aisle, a mother spewed verbal venom at her toddler daughter. Angry words. Hurtful words. Demeaning words. The little child cried loudly in … Continue reading →
Spiritual Compost
Compost is interesting stuff. You take old scraps, weeds, rotting debris and unwanted vegetable matter and pile them all in a heap. You can turn the pile over from time to time to speed up the process if desired, but … Continue reading →
You Won’t Miss What You Never Had
You won’t miss what you never had. The thought came, unbidden, as a dozen of us sat around the piano one Saturday night. It was the final evening of a writers conference and most of the conferees and faculty had … Continue reading →