Persistence

 In the middle of suburbia, in a strip mall no less, we discovered a surprise from nature, the crimson seeds of the mountain laurel hiding within tan seed pods. Fall always amazes me with the sheer number of seeds that plants produce, seeming to know what kind of persistence it takes for even one to […]

Nature

Yesterday, as we read about the sensation felt by children in Thailand sinking their feet into rice paddies, gentle rain tickled our own feet. Under an awning, we sat on the “back porch” of our new center for The Living Bridge Academy, our day program. With all of our senses engaged as we read, no […]

Silence

“No music now, Mama,” my son requested after listening to two songs, even though he’d asked for the rowdy animal farm music in the first place. (Don’t get me wrong; we do rock out in morning traffic some days and we love, love, love it!) This time I sensed his request was more than a […]

Path

We take turns holding each other up, don’t we? But we need to ask for the support. Sometimes we’re too proud to ask; other times we’re in such a bind that we don’t really know what exactly we need to get back on the path. Facing a wilderness of unknowns, Michael and I keep passing […]