I was a junior in High School. My guidance counselor Mrs. Beck called me into her office with an offer to go to a camp. For so many reasons, that week spent with Ms. Rochelle St. Marie, Ms. Laura Smith, Ms. Rebecca Boone was huge for me. I grew up in microscopic towns dotting [...]
Filed under: life, music, purpose, relating well, relationships, wonder on March 8th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I have mentioned her work before. Sarah Bettens is one of my favorite modern artists. My first experience with her music was due to a link on a myspace page of another musician I respect. I emailed her a question about one of her songs, she responded, and I was hooked. She is an incredible artist.
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Filed under: art, life, music, purpose on February 25th, 2010 | No Comments »
She scuffs her toe in the grass
Kicking at the small stones
Dislodging those that are stuck
I am trying to explain
Wringing my hands, prying at words
Dislodging those that are stuck
I know she is listening
I know it by the glistening
Light there that is shining
In her eyes
“I can’t remember a time,”
I say as I squeeze her hand
She narrows her [...]
Filed under: life, poetry, purpose, relating well, relationships on January 17th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Ms. Tina Sloan (http://www.changingshoes.com/home.html) posted this and I fell in love with it. So Merry Christmas!
What is that? (Τι είναι αυτό;) 2007 from MovieTeller on Vimeo.
“Perhaps love is the process of my leading you gently back to yourself”
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Filed under: art, life, relationships, wonder on December 16th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I recently have developed a relationship I truly have come to value a great deal. She’s an amazing lady. She is a wonderful wife. She’s a mother of two incredible, strong, lovely, intelligent women. She is an encourager. She is a lady of remarkable faith. She is a challenging writer. A world class story teller! She knows [...]
Filed under: art, hobby, life on December 8th, 2009 | No Comments »
I am part of an online community; gathering of diverse and motley assorted folks who support actresses Crystal Chappell and Jessica Leccia among others. I was intrigued by the writing done for the characters and the performers. It was so well done that it swept me off my feet. I’m more of a scifi [...]
Filed under: life, purpose, relating well, relationships, wonder on November 18th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I think the most significant and poignant lines in this song to me are:
“It’s because I know that you won’t say no that I’m asking…”
(Sarah Bettens, song Rescue Me, Album Shine, © Copyright-Cocoon Records (700261228952) Record Label: Cocoon Records)
I can not express how much that touches me. When I brainstormed all the words that [...]
Filed under: art, life, music on November 15th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I don’t often repost someone else’s articles, but this article intrigued me. So I’m sharing it for all moms who surf, blog, tweet, Facebook it, myspace it, or in general use the web to stay connected or get connected. The web community is amazing because of it’s access to so many globally. If you’ve [...]
Filed under: hobby, humor, kids, life, purpose, relating well, relationships, wonder, writing on November 2nd, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Lauren Myracle wrote a book about 5th graders. She included some characters that some would consider to be controversal. Scholastics publishers (whom I have greatly respected in the past) intially planned to pull the book because of these characters and some slang.
Here are the links with details:
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/10/28/scholastic-book-lgbt/
http://onourmindsatscholastic.blogspot.com/2009/10/news-regarding-lauren-myracles-luv-ya.html
http://gayrights.change.org/blog/view/scholastic_reverses_decision_to_exclude_gay_friendly_book_from_fairs
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/index.asp?layout=talkbackCommentsFull&talk_back_header_id=6630620&articleid=CA6703349
http://www.abramsbooks.com/luvyabunches/code/index1.html
http://laurenmyracle.com/blog.html
The author is a NYTimes best seller. I know [...]
Filed under: art, life, politics, purpose, relating well, relationships, wonder, writing on October 28th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Just a brown winged sparrow sat
In a cage
Gilded, but a cage
Softly it sang out a melody
For a while
Sometimes happy, but a personal eternity
There was no answer to its refrain
The house was silent
The silence echoed wall to wall
Just a brown winged sparrow quiet
No song to sing
Forgot the notes; caught in its throat
Winter to spring; the bird [...]
Filed under: art, life, nature, poetry on October 27th, 2009 | No Comments »
