Thursday, February 9, 2017

(wo)man in the mirror

this week we are starting to teach the kids about world problems and there is no better video to watch than mj's man in the mirror.  it's brought up a lot of questions and great discussion.  and the take home:  "it starts with ME!"

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

wedged

Sometime in the nineties this beautiful bahamian folk song got in me.  "all my trials."  i blame Mr. Marshall's anamosa high school choir.  it won't leave; i don't want it to anyway.  "too late my brothers, too late, but never mind." 

Saturday, February 4, 2017

Me

and then i sit in the quiet, holding my warm cup, watching the trees move in the wind.  and i pray and think and figure myself out and my soul is settled and the world is ok again.