Earlier this week I looked at resources speaking to the kinds of suffering many children face. Today I’m focusing on the good that thrives even in tough times, even in a year like 2020. I’ve been reminded that… …quarantine and …
Tag: generosity
even still, lovely things…may 31
It has been a heartbreaking week in Minneapolis. Heartbreaking for George Floyd and his dear ones; heartbreaking for our communities of color; heartbreaking for all Minnesotans as peaceful, unified, urgent protests were blighted by those from outside the community, burning …
five helpings of gratitude…#don’t forgetThanksgiving
I have to say, Canadians do Thanksgiving right. They pitch it into mid-October, right at the golden peak of all things autumnal, before it has a chance to be swallowed up in Halloween and cast aside by Christmas. Here in …
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cozy holiday read-alouds
Long, candlelit evenings and no school in the morning. Cocoa topped with whipped cream and peppermint candy flakes. New Christmas jammies. And a good book. Sounds like a pretty great way to revel in some hygge during these darkest days …
a happy, welcoming Thanksgiving to all!
Coming up a week from today, Americans will celebrate Thanksgiving. A fitting response to gratitude is generosity towards others, and Thanksgiving finds cooks everywhere preparing ample, artistic feasts for gatherings of family, friends, neighbors and strangers… … while a myriad …
with charity towards all…
I don’t know about you, but lately my heart feels as though someone has been scouring it with steel wool. Raw. Abraded. Grieving over violence and suffering, abuse of power and abuse of Earth, caustic tongues and acrimony, overwhelmingly loud …
as green as my grandmother
This is my grandmother, Runa. Look at her beautiful face, radiant with merriment. Though she’s been gone more than 25 years now, I still draw inspiration from her strength, kindness, faith, and even the inordinate stubbornness that was her hallmark! …
gardens full of surprises
If You Plant a Seed, written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson published in 2015 by Balzer + Bray Bunny and Mouse are gardening buddies. Into the rich earth they tuck some tiny seeds and after an arduous wait — voila! …
fiction favorites…Pancakes — Paris
Since we’re on a breakfast theme this week, I’ve got this vintage, full-of-pancakes, Newbery-Honor novel for you: Pancakes — Paris, by Claire Huchet Bishop, illustrated by Georges Schrieber He had just rounded the corner when he heard big footsteps behind …
turning over a new leaf?…a list of five books encouraging fresh paths for the new year
I’m back after a long, wonderful holiday break with my family, with five books that make my heart happy because they lovingly, disarmingly, artistically beckon towards lifestyle choices that I love. Here’s to fresh starts! hello! hello! written and illustrated …
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