It's April Fools Day! Doesn't it seem like the past few years have been one big prank? For me and other authors, opportunities to mix with the public have been slim to none with COVID-19 restrictions. But, that's ok, life…
Happy 1st day of spring everyone! I don't know about you but I feel so much more vibrant when we can be outdoors more, sleep with the windows open a little bit and be free from all the layers of…
Although it is soon to be Valentine's Day, I'm reflecting back on an early Christmas present which arrived during the Advent Season. It was a rare handwritten note from my favorite child, (my son and my only child) expressing how…
This fall I had a very unsettling experience which occurred just a few weeks prior to the release of my new book Heart of Community. I'd like to mention the book was a work in progress for three to four…
"The texture of small town life is the interweaving of people which hold it together." ~ Sue Leonard It could have been any charming small town anywhere. But it wasn't. It was just where she wanted to be. Enter into…
The following post is written to give readers a little insight into Sue Leonard's newly released publication Heart of Community. One day, as Moxie was discussing with Matt, her old friend from years ago whom she had rekindled a friendship…
“In this earth, in this soil, in this pure field let’s not plant any seed other than seeds of compassion and love.” ~ Rumi Disheartening isn't it that the number of family farms has drastically been diminished since our country was…
This past year has been full of so many disturbing occurrences within our world. So we must take individual responsibility for how we react to it, and for our own behaviors, thoughts and actions. As we near the end of…
The greatest challenge of community life is to create synthesis, embracing diversity in a unified whole, resolving differences with the healing spirit of love and dedication to the good of the whole. — Corinne McLaughlin In the wake of COVID more people…
On November 2nd, I walked into the neighborhood Safeway Store to do a little grocery shopping. When I got to the bakery section, I picked out a loaf of artisanal bread. One of Safeway's bakery employees was busy unloading racks…