At the Day of Dance for Heart Health … There were little girls … And bigger girls (my bigger girl to be precise) Photo Credit: Bill Lucas And grown-up girls (and boys): Photo Credit: Bill Lucas On a beautiful Tallahassee day that led hearts of all ages to feel like dancing.
Famished
How many times have we uttered “I am so famished” in our lifetimes? For 8,000 children a day, hunger leads to death. We really have no idea … …which is why I am so proud to be a member of Holy Comforter Episcopal Church in Tallahassee. Holy Comforter’s youth group participates in the 30 Hour Famine each year. […]
Don’t Drive on the Grass (A Mama Kat Writing Workshop Prompt)
I eagerly await Tuesdays because I know another quintet of writing prompts will arrive in my in-box from Mama Kat and I will then visit http://www.random.org/ to be “assigned” a prompt for the week. This week’s assignment, “describe a time when someone was proud of you,” seemed deceptively simple until I tried to pick a topic. Although […]
Wordless Wednesday (30 Hour Famine Edition)
This weekend, the Youth Group at Holy Comforter Episcopal Church in Tallahassee will go 30 hours without food. The 30 Hour Famine is a fundraiser for World Vision, which wants to create a world without hunger. They humble me. (The youth do drink juice for basic nutrition during the 30 hours.)
What’s The Code For “Doesn’t Blog Nicely”?
Earlier this week, I read about a teacher who was suspended for derogatory comments she made about her students. She made these comments on her blog (the specific blog with the derogatory comments has been taken down but much of the content is quoted here.) To be honest, my first thought was “is it possible that blogging […]
My Kind Of Town ….. (A Mama Kat Writing Workshop Prompt)
Ever since Mama Kat published this week’s writing prompts and I ended up with prompt #1, “a vacation to remember,” I had planned on writing about New York City and how it wasn’t until I started taking my daughter there that I discovered key things I had missed when I lived there (Harlem, Chinatown, Little Italy). […]