“People say I’ve had a difficult time in life, I think I’ve had an exciting time in life”~Iyanla Vanzant. When my kids were young I attended a conference on educating our children. One way to stimulate your child’s creativity is to suggest a scenario: Suppose you had a space shuttle in your back yard […]
“Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”~Hebrews, 11:1. Story telling comes naturally to the human race. It is how we make sense of the world, of our lives, of relationships. Even little children can spin a yarn as they tell you about a bee in the closet, or […]
“Rage, rage, against the dying of the light” ~ Dylan Thomas In one of life’s perfect ironies, at a time when I am awash in a sea of emotions, I am also full of a cold. Not surprising that my body should find a way to remind me to slow down, take better care of […]
Guest FMM by Jabari I Powell “I hate math, but more accurately – I do not love division.” ~ #JonesGeneHumor HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Today is the beginning of a New Year, a symbol for new beginnings. Often on this day we resolve to make our own personal changes and hope to keep true to them […]
“You can’t always get what you want…. but you just might find, you get what you need”~ Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. My mother invented text speak. Way before there were mobile phones she used innovation and efficiency to create her own set of shorthand terms, ways to get more words into a small space. […]
“Though lovers be lost love shall not, And death shall have no dominion.”~Dylan Thomas. Death is a funny thing. It sharpens the senses like a shower of rain clears the air. Memories once distant come close. As a drop of dew on a leaf brings the colors and veins into acute focus, it can […]
“Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony”~ Thomas Merton. In case you didn’t know, with or without your help, your body always strives for balance. There is even a word for it: homeostasis. It is the drive to keep things in check, to correct what life, illness, and […]
“A woman is like a tea-bag: you don’t know how strong she is until you put her in hot water” ~Eleanor Roosevelt. One day recently my mother wondered out loud: “How did I get such strong daughters?” I am not sure what had prompted this comment, but I could only reply: “Look who raised us!” […]
Written to me and for me by my son, the morning after my mother (age 92) died. An ounce of belief outweighs a world of knowledge. This is my letter to encourage you today, the same way you have encouraged me even as you may have your own questions about my decisions. I know writing […]
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