Image credit: Photo by tripp-e on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons My daughter Janie ran up to me today, curls bouncing and eyes sparkling, and exclaimed enthusiastically, "Mama, I love you the most of anyone!" Then she thought for a moment and (clearly not wanting to leave her other loved ones out of the picture) [...]
Posts under ‘spreading the love’
Alex Barton’s Tie Dye Project
Image credit: Photo by mobilene on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons It's been a while since I've posted an update about the case of Alex Barton. Alex, who has been diagnosed with Asperger's (a form of autism), was voted out of his kindergarten class last spring after his teacher, Wendy Portillo, became frustrated with his [...]
Light in the Darkness…
Image credit: Photo by Rickydavid on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons What I love most about winter is that nearly everyone has some way of celebrating by bringing light to the long nights. So, whether you are celebrating Christmas today or lighting a Hanukkah candle tonight or celebrated winter solstice this past weekend, I wish [...]
And the Bookmarks Go to…
In last Monday's post, I promised to send handmade bookmarks to three of the commenters on that post. My son Austen helped me with the drawing. We put all the names in a hat... And then Austen drew the names. I asked him to hold each one up in his hand so I could take [...]
Get a Gift from Me
Image credit: Photo by Thomas Hawk on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons I am in a gleeful, grateful and giving mood today and want to share. A few circumstances have conspired to prompt me to run a little giveaway for all of you out there in Bloglandia: 1. I've recently received love (in the form [...]
Burn, Baby, Burn
Image credit: Photo by alecani on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons When Austen was a baby, a friend of my husband's gave him a stuffed camel, which she brought for him all the way from Israel. However, Austen never showed much interest in toys without wheels or numbers. The sole exception was a stuffed rabbit [...]
Auction for Jeni
I've posted here before about a charity auction organized by Bella at Beyond the Map and other bloggers for Jeni at The Comfy Place. Jeni is a single mom to a son who is about the same age as mine, and she has Stage Four colon cancer. The auction is online now at http://stores.ebay.com/bloggers-for-Jeni! It [...]
Helping a Fellow Blogger
I wanted to let you all know about something special that Bella at Beyond the Map is helping to organize for Jeni at The Comfy Place. Jeni is a single mom to a son who is about the same age as mine, and she has Stage Four colon cancer. Bella and friends are working on [...]
