My Gift to The Graduates of the Class of 2020
Outside of my office the sound of children laughing, playing, running and being chased fills the air. Young friends reunited, having been quarantined for 2 months of no play dates, it’s as if shackles were shed. It is beautiful and sunny. Restrictions have been cautiously lifted to a new color, not yet entirely free […]
Boys Get Flowers for Mom
After every child had given Mom their handmade cards, tears shed as she read their sweet words, daughter promising to take Mommy to lunch the coming week, and watching the boys’ homemade movie for her, our two oldest sons said, “That’s not all!” As they giggled and went out the back door and began […]
May 10, 2020
Your continued response to what you’d like me to send you during this quarantine life has prompted this week’s post, along with it being Mother’s Day. You want to know what has been requested? “We Want to Hear YOUR Original Songs Singing in YOUR Own Voice!” Hahaha. That is very kind of you to […]
Some Humor & My Virtual Office
Thank you for your response of what you’d like from me during this quarantine time. The answers were loud and clear: WE WANT HUMOR! WE WANT STORIES! WE WANT TO SEE YOUR VIRTUAL OFFICE SETUP! Allllllrighty then! In this (just under 6-min) video I hope you enjoy: A Behind-The-Scenes look at My NEW […]
The Promise of Less
The Promise of Less If your week has been anything like mine then you’ve been – * Inundated with Emails * Eyeballs burned out by Zoom Calls * Filled out SBA and PPP Loans * Overrun with your Children’s Homework * Lost Paid Work and Been Asked to Work for Free * Been Asked to […]
April 26, 2020
Hello My Friend! It’s been an interested 6 weeks, hasn’t it? Do be fair, I don’t want to read one more newsletter about anything. I’m sure you don’t either. But, you’ve signed up for this and I want to send you what’s valuable and worth reading. What I sent at the beginning of […]
The Promise of Community During Social Distancing
In the past week more memorable moments have happened between our front room (video social shares) and front yard (friends performing) than perhaps over an entire year. Below you will find all of the stories and wonderful videos you don’t want to miss! From friends stopping by (who are now on the news and […]
The Promise of the WFH Parent Online Course
How are you doing? I hope this week was a good one and you made it through! The past few weeks I’ve shared some very vulnerable and candid posts about what we are all going through with the pandemic, and in particular, my feeling of not being very essential at a time when that’s […]
Notice The Little Gifts
What a wild 2 weeks it has been! I hope you can feel my prayers that you are well, healthy and safe. I woke up this morning to consider what to write in this Blog as a best effort to engage you, uplift, connect, and began focusing on all of the challenges that continue to […]
The Story of The Stuck Dog
This is The Story of The Stuck Dog. I was out for a walk last night and had a most extraordinary experience. Feeling sorry for myself amid the current situation of losing work, the panic and fear of the virus pandemic, an earthquake near our home last week… I walked and talked in a therapeutic […]