He adds items to our luggage after I think we are finished packing for a trip. I say we won’t need it. I say we should pack light. I always say that. I tire easily when preparing for a trip. My excitement usually peaks, then crashes into irritability and fatigue right before we start to … Continue reading He and I

  "Look, Mommy! Dust molecules!”   I hadn’t noticed the floating dots.   I hadn’t seen them until you galloped through You, fresh creature, illuminating the specks You danced together   I swear I saw a flash of light not originally a part of the sun shaft as you gamboled, cheerful and delighted   Delightful … Continue reading This Morning in the Kitchen

Here are some fun prompts to write about. Use them to connect to your Inner Child, have fun, lighten up, and create some magic. Ask: What age would I like to be today? Write a letter to your grown-up self with love from your 5 year-old self. Laugh at your adult-ness. Try a rhyming haiku. … Continue reading Let’s Play!

The trees here tell a story. Old and New, white birch bark and neon leaves rub shoulders with their giant partners of prickle needles on trunks as old as the planet, all connected by their roots.  The older ones whisper the secrets to the new ones. They rise together and claim their land, they teach … Continue reading

The accident happened on a sunny morning in September of 2009. I was forced to start over. I was forced to start over on a Tuesday. I had gotten up earlier than usual that morning. I was working as a freelance costume designer, and I was feeling behind on the project. I awoke nervous and … Continue reading Starting Over

Sitting on the steps of my porch this evening, I watched 5 black boys walk by in a group Talking, laughing, backpacks and headphones They sounded young but looked tall. They looked like men. I watched them talk and joke, roast How did these boys meet and become friends? Who in the group is the … Continue reading 6 Boys

For a long time, I wasn’t aware of your existence. Now I look back and I can see the perpetual protection and guidance you’ve provided. For a long time, I thought of you as an external force: something achieved only by those with special gifts or skills I viewed as unachievable. For a long time … Continue reading A Love Letter to My Inner Creator

I should say upfront that I’m one of those people. I believe in and seek out spirituality. This takes the form of Astrology, Angels, Earth energy, ancient religious/spiritual texts, and energy healing. I don’t just believe in them, I use many of these tools to navigate my life. I’ve tried some crazy things on the … Continue reading Us and Them

I want to talk about community. The dictionary defines community as: a unified body of individuals a social state or condition There is an implied consciousness behind it. And the word togetherness: warm fellowship, as among members of a family the quality, state, or condition of being together They are ideas that sound easy enough … Continue reading My Crowdsourced Life

My daughter ran over to me, excited. "Mommy, mommy! Toodles is coming tonight!" "Who is Toodles?" I asked, perfectly aware that she was talking about her cousin's Elf from the popular trend Elf of the Shelf. "Toodles the Elf!" "Do you know why Toodles comes to their house?" "He makes sure that they are good … Continue reading On being “good”