Sit down and wait
When people who want to write a book or start a blog come to me for advice, I always tell them the same thing: sit down. Sit down at your computer or sit down with your favorite notebook, even when you have nothing to say. Just sit down and wait. I tell them to give
Kindness reminds us we’re in this together
Does social isolation ever make you feel lonely? Me too. We hear “we’re all in this together,” but when we’re walking out the day to day, it can feel like we are in this on our own. I have been delighted by the stories I’ve gotten recently reminding me that people really are looking out
My favorite cornfield
I’ve been spending lots of time in the corn field lately. Aberdeen is a unique community in the way town and country sort of blend into one. I live in a mature neighborhood next to a major cross street, yet two blocks away I have my corn field. Well, it’s not MY cornfield. I’ve just
Kindness and COVID-19 open up new opportunities
Sometimes, when I’m feeling down, I sit very still and make a mental list of all the amazing acts of kindness that are happening not despite COVID-19, but because of it. People are going out of their way to add color to the world. Just look at all the hearts in the windows! Many of
No one’s doing it any better than you
Imagine a woman who runs an Instagram account about adding beauty to our homes. She posts the most amazing photos of fresh-cut flowers on her counter, positioned just so to create a breezy elegance. The idea is to teach us how to create simple charm in our own kitchens. She posts lovely Easter portraits of
Teacher’s kindness comes back to her
I saw a post recently from a teacher, reassuring parents that educators will indeed be able to catch kids up on curriculum once September comes. It went on to say that what teachers need parents and guardians to do right now is help with social emotional learning. We need to talk with our children about
Going into battle
Today, I’m going to do a very scary thing. I am going to limit my 9 year old’s time on his electronic devices. Terrifying, right? There will be step-by-step levels of trauma. My son will surely begin a debate about how more time playing Fortnite is beneficial for his social skills (because he plays with
