The Language of Loss: Putting Grief Into Words
October days in Nashville can be surprisingly toasty but forthcoming winter breezes whisk away the humidity. It was such a day nearly eight years ago. I stood in line at an author's booth at our city's annual beloved and acclaimed Southern Festival of Books. I...
DisAbility: A Couple of Spiritual Takes
"The Journey with Grace" featured mother-daughter "awetistics" Gayle Lee and Lyrica Marquez in June, 2011 when their beautiful coffee table book premiered in Nashville. I noshed on its' meaty contents all summer. And now so can you via the...
Time to Eat Real
Did you know that today, Monday, October 24, is National Real Food Day? I believe that eating fake food is part of our country's cultural degradation. That and television. Seriously, I do. Junk in. Junk out....And yes, not only have I posted this in...
Recap: Fall Break Pilgrimage 2 Grayton
How rude. Monday's here and Grace is back in school and Life dares to return to..."normal." Especially rude in that last week was our luscious fall break. It was my fourth fall break pilgrimage to Grayton Beach, the sweet little state-park-protected area...
Make a Path to See “The Way”
A short and sweet post--at the near-conclusion of a lovely fall break here--for a new movie release that--at two hours--is anything but short and more like bittersweet, but very worth your making a trek to the theater. Star father-son actors, Martin Sheen and Emilio...
GraceArt in SOHO!
GraceArt goes Soho. On Thurs., October 27, 2011, the art work of my daughter, Grace Goad, will be in a show at the Soho Digital Art Gallery. She is one of several artists with autism featured in the exhibit, "THE ART OF AUTISM, An Art Show Featuring Artists on...
October is Pink
In honor of all the beautiful women who have survived, are struggling with or who passed on because of Breast Cancer. October, of course, is Breast Cancer Month: I love Nashville. It is a city with Spirit, Spunk and crammed to overflow with Creativity. In all forms....
