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A Hopeful Poem: Is There Hope for a New World?
The other night, Henry and I were out in our neighborhood. He was on his rollerblades, and I was on foot. We came across a hopeful poem, posted on a neighbor’s lawn. I took a picture of it so I could share it with you. I didn’t realize it had already gone viral! Of course it had. I am never hip enough to “break the news” on something! It makes me laugh.
Regardless, maybe one or two of you haven’t heard it? This is for you!
… Read MoreAnd the people stayed home. And read books, and listened, and rested, and exercised, and made art, and played games, and learned new
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Preparing Our Home: Summer Spruce Up
I’m really trying not to count how many weeks we’ve been in shelter-in-place. I tend to keep my mind pretty fuzzy about the date in general, except when it’s Friday and we get to have a Movie Night. (The four of us rotate through selecting the movies.) As we continue to spend so much time at home and the weather becomes consistently warm, I’m really feeling the need for a Summer Spruce Up at our home.
Matt and I tend to let our stuff get pretty gross before replacing it. I’m guessing it’s for a couple reasons. First, Matt and I don’t really like to shop. And, second, we … Read More
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Can you help me have faith in the United States again?
I know that sheltering in place during an unprecedented pandemic is not a good time to start asking deep, existential questions about my life. And yet here I am asking: Can you help me have faith in the United States again?
In college, I majored in American Studies (with minors in Women & Gender Studies and English). I spent most of my time focused on our country’s problems. It inspired me to work to be part of the solution. I joined AmeriCorps and then Teach For America and then went on to teach in other schools focused on education as a pathway to social justice. I finally launched Montessori For … Read More