Something to consider this Halloween
When I saw the headline of best-selling writer/marketer Seth Godin’s blog post “Don’t buy cheap chocolate,” it hit me in the heart and added to regrets I already harbor for doing just that — buying and sharing it. My cheap chocolate story comes from 2008, when we were preparing to travel to India to adopt our son. It was the end of January, so the … Continue reading Something to consider this Halloween
The Weekend of Orange
This is the third installment in our quest to figure out what was triggering our son’s tantrums. One weekend revealed (part of) the answer … Continue reading The Weekend of Orange
Seeing red
This is Part 2 in the story of our healing journey. Parenting is challenging enough without daily tantrums, mood swings and rages. Our family life finally began to improve when we realized that what we were eating was exacerbating the situation. Continue reading Seeing red
Food is my hammer — and I’m sharing it
Parenting is challenging enough without daily tantrums, mood swings and rages. Our family life finally began to improve when we realized that what we were eating was exacerbating the situation. This is the introduction to the story of our healing journey. Continue reading Food is my hammer — and I’m sharing it
(Still) learning to look
A new approach to dog training has caused me to consider my relationship with God in a new way. Continue reading (Still) learning to look
Book tour: A time to reflect
My July book tour took me back to the place and supportive people who gave me my start. Continue reading Book tour: A time to reflect
When life gives you green tomatoes …
Let me preface this by saying we’re a bit excitable around here. That’s why a couple of days ago, when my phone’s weather app showed raindrops, my first thought was about the garden — specifically the tomatoes. This year’s tomato plants had long since overtaken their brightly colored cages, mounting an apparent rebellion while we were in Minnesota for a family vacation and book tour. … Continue reading When life gives you green tomatoes …
Strangers, revisited
As our nation debates the topic of immigration (who’s in, who’s out) … as our president tells people to go back where they came from, the last thing we need to do is to paint one another with broad brushstrokes. Each person carries a story, and when we take the time to listen to them and open our hearts to each other’s dreams and needs, a whole world of possibilities unfolds. Continue reading Strangers, revisited
Memorial Day
Memorial Day causes me to reflect on the stories I heard about WWII while living in Japan. Continue reading Memorial Day
The koto question
Somedays I wonder why I didn’t take up a reasonable instrument, a compact instrument. And then I remember the wonders of the koto. Continue reading The koto question
