Respair Basket: Overflowing!
This is a summer to remember! Finally, finally, I met my sixteen month old granddaughter, my first grandchild! My heart was touched in places that I did not even know existed, and at times it felt like it might burst…
Different Perspectives
Skies could not have been more clear for the Family Evening out with Pathfinders for Autism at Ladew Topiary Gardens. Six hundred were invited to picnic, play a few lawn games, listen to a little live night music and tour…
Sowing Next Generation
"Children touch all of our lives. We all have the opportunity to sow seeds into the next generation..." - Victoria Osteen Although I am not a highly accomplished seamstress I can find plenty of projects that match my abilities.…
Berry Beautiful – Part 2
Sitting on the garden bench, I was suddenly aroused from my contemplative state when I heard little girl's giggles. Soon after, I watched a young woman and her three little ones round the corner, then disappear between the towering topiaries.…
Back to School
I'm excited! It's back to school for me too. I just enrolled in some on-line learning. As a writer this course might be handy. I'll be studying Classic Children's Literature in a nine lecture series. Stories that withstand…
Galaxy of Awesome
Lately I have been doing a little reading about botanicals from ancient times which still grow along highways and byways. Plants so old they were mentioned in the Bible and are known to have curative qualities. How wondrous it…
Expressions Noted
As I walk my neighborhood every morning I've continued to see more signs of creativity appearing on doors, windows and sidewalks made by little children. Thumbs up to all the pictures of rainbows, hearts, crosses, sunshine and other positive…
Literacy of the Earth
"Our children no longer learn how to read the great book of nature from their own direct experience." -Wendell Berry Sad as it is, in this fast paced world of technology Wendell Berry's statement is hard to argue with. Ever the…
It’s Easter, Precious!
Today I wish to share my Easter JOY with our readers on SowtheHeart.com by way of a letter: April 12, 2020 Easter Sunday Dearest Charlotte Helen, I was hoping we'd spend the week together celebrating your first Easter and your…
A Celebration Continues
Welcome back to Part 2 of Fred Roger's Birthday Celebration. The idea for this interview came about after a sermon series given by Reverend Byron Brought about It's Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. The Simple Faith of Fred Rogers a complimentary…