Respect Yourself
Today, I volunteer at the 5th grade Colonial Crafts and Tea Party. In between helping children select a tea bag and examining the handmade candles,
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Today, I volunteer at the 5th grade Colonial Crafts and Tea Party. In between helping children select a tea bag and examining the handmade candles,
Today I realize how thankful I am that I earned a C+ in a Psycho-biology class at the University of Virginia in 1993. I wanted
Right around 4:00 PM, I get the worst tension headache. I’m thinking about too much. So at 4:01, I stumble into the bathtub and turn
Every time I look at my 7 year old, I feel my throat tighten and my eyes fill up. Yesterday, it was when I felt
I’m reading Rainer Maria Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet, and I love his advice about writing. He writes this: “Ask yourself in the stillest hour
All night, I woke up imagining the shooting in that kindergarten classroom. I woke up imagining the parents hearing the news at the firehouse that
I’m reading an advice column from E. Jean, and a reader asks her, “How can I find my passion?” E. Jean responds, “Here’s the way:
This morning, my friend shows me Psalm 37 and reminds me: “Do not fret.” I think about the word. Fretting includes a threefold experience of
This week, I watch as friends find each other before school. One little girl claps her hands, jumps up and down, and runs to greet
The Local Artist (the one who does the hoping for me) and I stand under a darkening sky this afternoon. We notice a pinhole of