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.…
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…
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…
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…
"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…
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…
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…
Today we are having a birthday celebration on SowtheHeart.com for Fred Rogers. I'm sharing the following interview because we all could use a little insight into what it means to be a good neighbor like Mr. Rogers of television fame.…
Lent comes providentially to reawaken us, to shake us from our lethargy. ~Pope Francis Happy Day #1 of Lent - the season leading up to Easter. Thirty-two years ago yesterday a little boy, my son shine, arrived on this Earth…
Don't ever let the pressure exceed the pleasure. ~ Joe Maddon I've been thinking back to my days of being a new mother. Until I adjusted to the parenting thing, sometimes I felt overwhelming pressure to keep the same rigorous…