I recently read this quote: "Words are like stories...they change as they are passed from mouth to mouth; their meanings stretch or...

I lost my mom over a year ago and I am still overcome at times with waves of grief. It will come in unexpected moments, like when I hear...

When I was younger, one of my favorite literary characters was Don Quixote. I was captivated by his vision for his own world, one he...

We adopted two young cats almost a week ago and they have already escaped through a hole in a window. They were in a warm room with food,...

Like many of you, I am waiting right now. Waiting for my granddaughters to arrive from Texas with their mom and dad. Waiting for my...

It is interesting how tranquility and agitation walk so closely together. They are not yin and yang; instead, they seem to be opposing...

I put holiday lights around the chicken coop today. I'm not sure they will appreciate the festive nod but then again, it's hard to say...

My last post ended up being more prophetic than I would have hoped because Maisy, my Yorkie, died the same day I wrote it. It has been...

I've had my dog for almost nine years. She was 8 when I adopted her through a local dog rescue; she had had a really rough life to that...

"I just do not think our psyches were developed to hold, feel and respond to everything coming at them right now; every tragedy,...

If a word summed up my career, it would be adaptation. My organization promoted and supported inclusion for all children regardless of...

I wrote a book recently called "Why Temperament Matters: Guidance Strategies for Young Children", published by Redleaf Press. The book is...

My daughter sent me an article from the New York Times on a new term coined by mental health professionals to describe the emotional...

I've been thinking a lot lately about inclusion and exclusion. Who's in and who's out. To some degree, we all experience what it feels...

A new year usually holds much promise and hope for the future. After the year 2020, it seems even more important that we look for and...

I think most people will remember 2020 for the pandemic that swept the world, the anxiety that it brought to us and the destruction that...

Our granddaughter asked her grandpa for a pony for Christmas. I think, from a child's point of view, that is a reasonable request. After...

I haven't written a blog entry for over a month. I have a lot of scattered thoughts that make writing a coherent piece more difficult...

There is a story about a little girl who grew up in a home with no mirrors. Her only image of herself came from her Nana. She only saw...

It’s easy to be in the moment when we are playing with children. They tend to give every ounce of energy to the task at hand, climbing a...