For Christmas this year I am celebrating kindness! Each day I'll be posting some wise words about kindness. Enjoy! Day One Day Two D...

Hello and Happy Poetry Friday! Be sure to visit Diane at Random Noodling for Roundup! I do have a poem for you, but first: For Christmas ...

For Christmas this year I am celebrating kindness! Each day I'll be posting some wise words about kindness. Enjoy! Day One Day Two D...

For Christmas this year I am celebrating kindness! Each day I'll be posting some wise words about kindness. Enjoy! Day One Day Two ...

For Christmas this year I am celebrating kindness! Each day I'll be posting some wise words about kindness. Enjoy! Day One ...and on...

I've been thinking a lot lately about kindness -- kindness as a lifestyle. And lo and behold, words and passages and quips about kindnes...

Hello and Happy Poetry Friday! Be sure to visit the ever-inspiring Tara at A Teaching Life for Roundup. I've been reading JUMPING...

A couple of years ago our son was out-of-state for Christmas, so we acquired a small, portable silver tabletop tree to carry with us for o...

I've lived in Birmingham since 1984, and not once before have I visited Arlington , an antebellum home that sits in the West End area of...

Hello and Happy Poetry Friday! Please visit the amazing Buffy at Buffy's Blog for Roundup. So, how's your December so far? Mine h...

This year I am keeping a virtual gratitude list, inspired by the play  Every Brilliant Thing .  Here's my post about it.  I can'...

This year I'm feeling particularly grateful, which makes me festive for the Thanksgiving holiday. Even though our gathering will be smal...

This year each morning I've been reading THE BOOK OF AWAKENING by Mark Nepo . I've dog-eared and highlighted many a passage, and to...

...spotted last week when I was visiting my sister in Chattanooga! I love it! Hello and Happy Poetry Friday! Be sure to visit Tricia at...

We thought we might go this weekend to see THE 33 , but then we decided no, maybe something else. We landed on SUFFRAGETTE , a tough, dark...

Hello, and happy Poetry Friday! Be sure to visit Bridget at Wee Words for Wee Ones for Roundup! It's been a wild week, thanks to al...

Last week I was fortunate enough to sit in a church and listen to Anne Lamott talk about creativity and writing and pain -- and pajama tops....

Hello, and welcome to a WILD 10 Year Blogiversary Celebration! Ten years ago -- November 9, 2005 -- I wrote my very first blog post . At ...

Hello, and Happy Poetry Friday! Be sure to visit Katya at Write. Sketch. Repeat. for Roundup. This is my last post before my WILD 10 Year ...

Tis the season for reading! Not only have I been savoring some wonderful CYBILS poetry nominees, but I've also steamed through a few oth...

It's THE COLD WAR brought to you by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. Can't go wrong with that combination, can you?! I walked awa...

This year I am keeping a virtual gratitude list, inspired by the play  Every Brilliant Thing .  Here's my post about it.  And her...