Sometimes, and actually, fairly often, things just slip out of kids’ mouths. Great lines, observations, insights, and inspirations. Thanks to the teachers who notice and share. Here’s one straight from the mouth of a four year old. And it’s for all of us, though. It reminds me of Walter Isaacson’s new book about Leonardo Da …
I love the word ‘beast.’ Heather and I call our dogs ‘beasts’ and there is something deeply true and endearing about the title. But the book “In the Garden of Beasts” has nothing endearing in it. Erik Larson chronicles the rise of the Nazis in Berlin in the 1930s as seen through the eyes of …
A song for the early days of school to build community.
A week spent on the Mississippi. Ospreys, eagles, tugboats and trains all finding their way along the edges of the river. It’s a gift to read during these days. Between distractions of screens and to do lists and the challenge of too much material available, it seems like a luxury to focus on books or …
Executive function is simply acting in accordance with the laws of karma. Or so it seems to me at this moment. You can cruise around your sundrenched town With the radio up and the windows down Run a stop light or pop a beer Til the red lights flash in the rear view mirror. …
Here’s an old song, but a song I have always loved. I wrote it for a Thanksgiving celebration many years ago, but somehow the simple story is speaking to me right now. She said, “I had a pretty rough start. My mom and my dad poked holes in my heart. They raised me on …
It is beyond belief, but I think we have to not just shake our heads but keep speaking up, standing up, and not letting this madness normalize. I was inspired by the marches on Saturday. Just being in the midst of signs and hats and chants and even joy filled my spirit. Now for the …