“Let your words be anything but empty Why don’t you tell them the
truth? Say what you wanna say, And let the words fall out. Honestly, I
wanna see you be brave.” –Sara Bareilles It was la...
“She is like a sun, Shining over me She makes the good things
better, Better than I ever dreamed.” -Green River Ordinance The
other night, my friend and brilliant writer Alexandra Rosas share...
It was my children’s first day back to school after a holiday break.
The school bus was due to pull up to the corner in four minutes. My
daughters were doing their last minute gathering of shoe...
Every couple of weeks I patiently untangle the knots of
strawberry-blonde hair that sit at the base of my child’s neck. As I
sat on the corner of the tub the other night gently loosening an
esp...
There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a
butterfly. -R. Buckminster Fuller When I get in front of a classroom
of children, I am home. I was a special education teacher ...
*name & story have been used with permission A little over four years
ago I started my Hands Free journey to let go of distraction and grasp
the moments that mattered. It became my daily practic...
I reached into her pajamas drawer unconsciously grabbing the worn
polka-dotted flannel that felt like home in my hand. “Those don’t
fit me anymore, Mama,” my 6-year-old daughter informed ev...
