When I was in the third grade, I learned to crochet. I sat on the playground at recess with my third grade teacher, Mrs. Turner, whose gentle ways and lovely voice (especially when reading Charlotte's Web aloud) were like a balm to my soul. I don't remember how the lessons came about, but at some… Continue reading Little Brothers and Big Surprises
Tag: Gifts that make a difference
The Best Kind of Gifts
This afternoon after going out on a few holiday jaunts, the littles and I came home. They never made it in the house, as they saw their friends out playing in the neighborhood and took off to join them. As it was growing darker, I walked down to my neighbor's house to call the children… Continue reading The Best Kind of Gifts
Road Tripping Down Memory Lane with My Crew and Marie
Today the crew and I made an impromptu visit to the GW Boutique. We popped in with the idea of doing "shelf checks" as the Fella calls them. Two years ago I think it was, we made an in-house rule that gifts for all of the family living in this house had to be either… Continue reading Road Tripping Down Memory Lane with My Crew and Marie
One Thing You Can Do
Today was an emotional journey for me, but that's a story for another day. Because this story begs to be told. Yesterday. While I was with my little guy at lunch, I got a phone call from Becca, co-founder of ABAN--the organization in Ghana that transforms litter and changes lives, whom I'm honored to call friend. … Continue reading One Thing You Can Do
These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
Several years ago Oprah came to town. She was supposedly going to select her studio audience based on letters written in about why the writer wanted to be there and whom he or she would bring with them. As we'd been stationed overseas for a while, and because of the timing of the airing of… Continue reading These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
I Might Need A Nap 