The Wisdom of Tenderness: Jean Vanier & L’Arche, An Interview
"You see, the big thing for me is to love reality and not live in the imagination, not live in what could have been or what should have been or what can be, and somewhere, to love reality and then discover that God is present." ~ Jean Vanier, founder, L'Arche Krista...
Wkend Movie Roundup: Jobs & The Butler
Holllywood apparently took an extended summer vacation. The only movies I caught at the cinema this summer season were children's. Some good. Some not so good. But Grace was happy. However, I was not in the sense that I missed that annual ritual of cooling off in...
Sandhill Cranes, Owls and Elephants
ADDENDUM: Unfortunately, the day I posted this story, I learned that Tennessee wildlife regulators voted to allow the hunting of Sandhill Cranes. It is not missed on me that these beautiful works of art were created by gentle souls that belong to an often silent...
August in Tennessee Means ‘Maters: It’s What’s for Dinner!
While Georgia touts the peach, (and we native South Carolinians know who's really the peach state,) Tennessee is the queen of the tomato scene. Why, here in hip Nashville, you know, the "It City," according to way-too-many media outlets now, we even have...
On Being Honest: Part I (With Yourself)
"You need to use the 'A' Card! I'm serious!" I said it again. Between laughs she asked what was the 'A' Card." "It's when you say, my child is 'autistic.' (It's one of the few times I suspend PeopleFirst language...
Listen. To. This. Seriously! (Dustin Hoffman: “Tootsie was Not a Comedy.”)
Dustin Hoffman, in the video below, tears up repeatedly when he realizes what it's like to be a woman. This is something that every man should watch. I hope everyone will. It's three minutes. Just do it. (I know the women folks will. 😉
NPR Affiliate, WPLN, Wins Top Writing Award for GraceArt Story
A bit belated congratulations to Nina Cardona of Nashville NPR affiliate WPLN FM 90.3. Nina recently won a Tennessee Associated Press first place writing award for her Spring, 2012, story on my daughter, Grace Goad's art. I was really impressed with...
