Family: a revelation
Once, when I was 29, a student asked me how old I was. It was the beginning of the school year, and she was a freshman so I was new […]
A place to call home and a family to fill it with love
I am, by nature, an introvert. That is not to say that I am not warm or friendly or interested in you because I am, am, am. It is simply […]
An athlete, a gardener, a crawler
My brother was my first soccer coach. He was a senior in high school. I was in third grade. It drove him nuts that I was on his team, and so I […]
Best of Life at Home
And, finally, here are some of the favorite entries from Life at Home. And remember– there’s a contest going on through midnight Thursday. Check it out a few entries dowan […]
18 ways to love the new family or family member in your life
* Wondering what’s up with the sign? See # 5. So there’s a new family- or family member- in your life, and you want to be really helpful. And I want you, […]
What is the most generous thing you can do?
So I had the wonderful good fortune of meeting a woman a few months ago– a teacher– who adopted not just one of her students but all of her student’s siblings. I […]
There is so much more to me than my weight
In honor of Love Your Body Day, here’s one of my favorite clips from Real Women Have Curves: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG1L3wIIxlc] And here is a lovely clip from a you tube video […]
