This morning is a very bittersweet morning for a great friend of mine from college. This morning is the morning she and her husband said goodbye to their sweet baby Miller two years ago. Miller was born too soon and was far too sweet for this earth. His 100 days of life were more full…
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Blogging for Children, Week 1 Wrap-up
In case you’re new here, April is Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness month. (And as it turns out, about 40 hundred other prevention months, too, the least of which is Autism awareness month, which is as near to my heart as this one.) Last week was simple. Write a post. Spread the word. Tweet a…
To Kim. With love.
Dear Kim, How do I begin to say how awesome I think you are? I guess I just do. You are awesome. You are one of the bravest women I’ve ever had the honor of knowing. The pleasure of calling a friend. Your love of all things Chuck Norris makes me absolutely giggly. It is…
Barefoot Blogging–One Day Without Shoes
I always loved being barefoot as a child. Feeling the dirt and grass between my toes seemed like a luxury after my feet had been crammed into shoes all day. But I had a choice. Millions of children all over the world do not have a choice to be barefoot. Barefoot is a way of…
The scent of torment and love
My mama lied about her age so she could start working in a restaurant as soon as she turned 15. By the time she became a single mother to me 9 years later, she’d moved to another state, but her job was the same. And now it was a job of necessity instead of choice….