Deep Cauldron of Emotions: Lighting the Way through Personal Expression
When we dare to connect with and share our feelings, we light the way for others to do the same. This is the gift of writing and the glory of […]
Tag Archives: culture
Creative Gifts for Any Occasion
Here are some of the creative Christmas gifts my family and I received that I thought blog visitors might want to tuck away as a possible gift idea for any […]
This is family. This is church.
In a lower-income neighborhood by the school where I teach is “The Neighborhood Impact House.” A local church* provides a cozy family environment with homework help, arts and crafts, music […]
57 Designing New Identities
Words You pickpocket of creativity Stealing innovation and energy Shall you alone define my destiny? Words Recently, my daughter, Andy, came for a visit and we immediately headed for Michaels. We bought […]
FOMO Part I
Pardon me if I’m family indulgent in this week’s posts. The last few days have been incredible and I want to share them. I picked up my daughter at LAX last […]
A Puppet and the Alabaster Jar
Today is fresh with possibilities. I want to learn more about the craft of writing so I can paint beautiful words upon the canvas of life. Yet more than this, I want to be […]
…those plastic smiles
“Her two worlds collided and there she was, enjoying them both.” Last night in a dream, I saw my arm as if an outstretched branch of a tree with leaves. […]
Being at Peace with your Purposes
We live in a culture driven by the desire for success as calculated by popularity and wealth. These messages form our value systems as they stream through television and computer […]
52 Misconceptions of a blogger who doesn’t “really count!”
Last night I spent a significant amount of time visiting the blogs of “40 bloggers who really count,” as featured on “Times Online.” The WordPress dashboard link, “Congratulations to Our ‘Bloggers […]
