July 19, 2026: When a Single Word Feels Like Coming Home
When a Single Word Feels Like Coming Home For years I've laughingly described myself as a "nature nerd." Then a dear friend Gerri sent me a word I'd never heard before. Ecophile. I read the definition once
August 30, 2026: Choosing Wonder Over Worry
When I was still teaching, I started off each school year reading a children's book by Kevin Henkes, called Wemberly Worried. The story was about an imaginative little mouse named Wemberly who literally worried about everything. Whether it