How is it that a person becomes convinced of her inherent worth? How does a child sold for a hundred dollars along with a flock of sheep know that she’s worth more than the sheep, more than a hundred dollars? The girl’s name was Isabella, and what the world told her, what people told her, […]
Finding The Lost Words
“Once upon a time, words began to vanish from the language of children.” Oooo—doesn’t that sentence send a little shiver down your spine? Read it a little slower, maybe in a bit of a British accent. It feels almost like the beginning of a mystery/fantasy epic, in which a brave band of beauty-seekers goes out […]
Good Medicine
Anyone else hankering for a good laugh? Let me see those hands. You know you are – a great, big belly-laugh that is uncontrollable and uncontainable. Laughter has been a commodity that is hard to come by this past year. So many events of 2020 were heavy and difficult to understand, especially for our children. […]
Sharing Family Stories
After a year of living very near to my nearest and dearest, I sometimes feel as if the nuclear unit gets a bit radioactive. My gang gets bogged down by the sameness of COVID life, our family feuds looping like gifs. Parents and caregivers haven’t had the same access to our social networks or supportive […]
5 Picture Books to Brighten Your Winter Days
After dumping more than a foot of snow in a 12-hour period, the blizzard we Minnesotans endured last year went into the books as the biggest snowstorm in seven years. Travel was almost completely halted and schools closed early, but lots of folks rejoiced heartily as they shoveled. Snow! Northerners seem to find plenty of ways […]
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