Come All You Little Persons
It came. It’s beautiful. Go find it in the Children’s Section of the Library and give yourself 30 minutes to bask in the wonder these pages hold.

It came. It’s beautiful. Go find it in the Children’s Section of the Library and give yourself 30 minutes to bask in the wonder these pages hold.

In 2025, I began most days with a poem from this book. My commitment to reading this anthology stemmed from the pattern the kids used to have when we homeschooled them – usually having at least one poetry book as part of their curriculum throughout the year. I returned to the habit for myself because…
Last weekend we did something I never imagined we would do. We drove to a conference in New Orleans, and when we checked in with the event organizers and saw the agenda, we decided not to stay. So we drove home two days early. Not without enjoying a lovely quiche and coffee shop (The Fourth…

Have you ever been so dialed into a task or a project where any interruption provoked irritation or anger? Have you ever been on a hike where you knew that the summit was going to be so amazing that you just rushed passed everything along the way? Have you ever been on a walk when…
When do you stop? When do you ‘give up’? When do you get to ‘that will just have to do’? I’m an extraordinary planner – I really am. Except for the fact that I still over-estimate my capacity. I approach special events with such levels of optimism, that I forget to include certain things into…

Here we are in final month of 2025. December is such an in-between month for me. A threshold of ends and beginnings, a threshold of heavenly thoughts and earthly passions, a threshold of being together and feeling alone. The concept of thresholds has held my imagination for years. Twenty-five years ago I read The Art…