Happy Summer Saturday to Ya!
Hello and happy end of June to you! Hope you're having a good one. I'm at a private writer's retreat in the mountains for the weekend (not pictured here). Rock on! Image: Mountain Magnolia Inn properties, Hot Springs, NC.
In Contemporary Human Evolution, [and love,] There is No Black or White
Push. Pull. Pull. Push. Climate change. Marriage Equality. Pro Choice. Voting Rights. Again our nation's spiritual and political tug of war has taken center stage during the heat of another summer. One step forward. Three steps back. Love. Hate. And where am I?...
My “Secret” Lemonade Recipe!:
Yep. I've been a bit grousey here this summer. But, I'm on the uphill swing for a week-and-a-half now and creating and celebrating little pleasures have gone a long way in the mood elevation department. Little things like: sitting in the porch glider and...
More Beauty in the DisAbility Journey: Lisa Leonard, an Artist’s Take
Grateful am I for the local blogging community and once-local annual conference, Blissdom, which tutored me into the blogosphere. That's where I met the beautiful and gentle-spirited artist/jewelry artisan Lisa Leonard, whom I've long featured in my favorite blogs,...
Checking In: Part II
Wow! With a shock I realized this week that we are half-way through our summer. The new Metro Schools' summer. You know. The one where the parents were allowed to vote on year-round school and they voted "no," and the system decided to do it anyway by...
A Veteran Voice: The Importance of Volunteering in Local Organizations
We've been through a lot, this friend and I. His son, a year younger than my Grace, was diagnosed about six months after I first heard the word "autism," or at least officially in connection to my daughter. Soon, a friend who began helping us, began...
“Hire Me!”
Kudos to filmmaker friend Jon Kent and The ARC of Davidson County. This short video says it all: "Hire Me" Arc of Davidson County Employment Video from Kent Creative on Vimeo.
