Inspired

saturday senses

saturday senses

a way to capture the senses of each week…  tasting ::  the most yummy of birthday breakfasts– a locally-sourced sausage casserole and butterscotch banana bread made by a sweet friend. […]

this moment

this moment

A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

photo by Jill E. Williams

Wise words

Whenever a line catches my eye while reading a magazine, I rip the page out and put it in an Inspiration file.  The other night I went through the file […]

We did it!

We did it!

  On Saturday morning, about 30 of us gathered in uptown Charlotte (along with thousands of others) in honor of Circle de Luz.  Most of us ran the 5k (there […]

Last year's Run Big Dream Big crowd after a celebratory brunch

Go the distance for girls!

For those of you who know me or have followed this blog for awhile, you know that I have a commitment to education and to justice and to those who […]

photo by Jill E. Williams

What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?

The Summer Day Mary Oliver Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the grasshopper? This grasshopper, I mean- the one who has flung […]

Q&A with Dina McQueen

Q&A with Dina McQueen

One thing that I have loved about coming to parenting through adoption is the incredible people that I have met along the way.   One of those people is Dina McQueen.  […]

photo by Jill E. Williams

A Blessing…

A BLESSING FROM MY SIXTEEN YEARS SON I have this son who assembled inside me during Hurricane Gloria. In a flash, he appeared, in a heartbeat. Outside, pines toppled. Phone […]

this moment

this moment

  A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.