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your daily rock : have a cupcake.

Today is my younger daughter, Tess’, 10th birthday! Double digits! We’re having cupcakes! Have a cupcake to celebrate your own digits today! Here’s a fantastic one. Oh, my. And here’s the best icing! Celebrate today! Have a cupcake! Love,       (These beautifully painted rocks are created by Kim …

your daily rock : you are enough

We are told so often that we need to be more ___________ and more ____________ and more _____________. We are bombarded by messages that tell us we need _______________ and ____________________ and ________________. We tell ourselves if we could only __________________ and ___________________ and _____________________, our lives would be better, …

your daily rock : just breathe

That’s all, honey. Because some days, that’s all we can do. Breathe in: Hello moment. Breathe out: I am here. Just breathe. Love,       (These beautifully painted rocks are created by Kim Mailhot, aka The Rock Fairy.

your daily rock : what would love do?

When I get irritated or “hooked” by someone else’s drama (or my own), this is the question I ask myself: What would love do? It is sometimes hard to remember to ask it. Or perhaps we have to get through all the drama first, and then we can ask it. …

thinking thursday.

MIND How to get a job. “They (employers) just want to know one thing: Can you add value?” Sounds to me like college is becoming increasingly irrelevant unless some changes are made either to the job market or the educational system. These are extraordinary visions by a 14-year-old. Or by an …

your daily rock : trust the angels

I am convinced we have angels all around us all the time. They just don’t look like angels. They look like librarians and baristas. They look like small children seeing a rainbow for the first time. They look like the man you won’t look at who is begging in the …

your daily rock : serendipity

My daughter, Tess, has a tough time with expectations and transitions. It’s a hallmark of some kids with Asperger’s, and now that I understand it, I can help her with it, but when I didn’t realize, things were sometimes very tough. If we said we were going to the garden …

your daily rock : know what matters most

When everything else falls away, what is left? Know what matters most. Love,       (These beautifully painted rocks are created by Kim Mailhot, aka The Rock Fairy.

remember.

In celebration of the real meaning of Memorial Day in the U.S., an 1876 flag with 38 stars that we hang on our porch for Memorial Day and the Fourth of July and other days when the happy spirit of patriotism strikes. It is easy in our hip, intellectual, urbane …

your daily rock : little things make a big difference

When my friend Amy visits, she always brings her Bingo game and little wrapped prizes for Tess. It thrills Tess so much, that simple action. Every time I see 11:11 on the clock (and it is often), I text John “11:11” and he knows I love him. It isn’t a …