As the Love Month Closes

Thoughts I like to see love as an inclusionary concept. I want to sweep in all the people, places, and things I’ve said I love. That ranges from loving sweet potatoes, Simon Birch, reading, the beach, desert, mountains, other beautiful places in nature, my dancing,...

Loving Kindness

Flowers, chocolate, jewelry. Some traditional tokens of Valentine’s Day. The last three months of my life have been marked by reduced social interaction and home-bound activities. So there were no wrapped presents, no boxes of chocolates this morning. The reason...

How Danny Outsmarted the PAT Isolation

The fourth week of school, Danny decided not to take a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch because otherwise a fellow second-grader would have to eat alone at the peanut-free table. Apparently for lunch you are assigned tables. Only one boy, Jayden, has peanut...