Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!
Lila and her best friend, Maggie Even as our country feels more divided than ever in my lifetime… Even as Governor Paul LePage says “Kiss...
{Wordful Wednesday} Black Snow Bunnies: My Babies and their Granddad On Christmas Vacation
There is absolutely nothing more peaceful to me than spending time with three of my favorite people in the world: My daughters and my dad....
She's My Favorite Girl (And Happy Mother's Day)
Sunday is Mother’s Day. And my mom is gone from here. I struggle to find the words to express the profound longing I feel this...
Celebrating Our Beautiful Earth
I was going to have Mari write a “Earth” poem like the one she wrote HERE, or get Lila to draw a beautiful picture celebrating...
In The Spirit of Martin: Celebrating the Prince of Peace
The poem featured here today was created by celebrated poet and activist Nikki Giovanni as part of the Smithsonian’s 2002 traveling exhibit, “In the Spirit...
20 Things: I'm Grateful…
¢ for my Nick, who loves me and our children to the marrow, even when we get to trippin'. This doesn't happen often. But oh,...
