I guess you know by now that I like reading poetry. I don’t know when this affection began – maybe back in kindergarten…”A birdy with a yellow bill hopped upon my windowsill…” Anyone remember that one? But, given the embarrassing fact that […]
A few disparate events oddly coincided this past weekend, influencing my mood and ultimately inspiring this particular post.
The first occurred on Friday night, as my husband and I were driving home. It was a beautifully clear, though frigidly cold evening. As we […]
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” Dr. Martin Luther King
Monday…January 18, 2001. I’m writing this post on the morning of MLK Day. I don’t think I will complete it […]
Lying in bed last night, I was stressing about the upcoming weeks and months and how I was ever going to get through them without wanting to pull the blanket over my head and hide until we were well into 2021! November… […]
Each of us must find a way to love the world. You have found yours.
With these words, from Sue Monk Kidd’s latest work, comes the first validation of a young girl’s determination. The Book of Longings takes place in the […]