Social Media Can Be Good A lot of times social media gets a bad wrap, as well it should, it wastes time, causes conflicts, and perpetuates untruths....among many, many of its other vices. BUT, there is a lot of good that can come from learning, sharing, and the connections made on that magical playing field that we call the world wide web. The following is one of the good stroies: Almost 2 decades ago Elizabeth (my sister-in-law and partner here on Simple Simon and ... View the Post
Schwa Happens
Schwa Happens What is schwa you ask? Well....I'll tell you. A schwa is an empty vowel in an unaccented syllable within a word. Huh? Ok...ummmm...lemme try again. A schwa is a vowel that doesn't make the sound it is expected to inside a word. This makes the words they are included in both hard to sound out and hard to spell....especially for those just learning, or struggling, to read and write. Here is a simple example: Alive The A makes the "uh" sound not a ... View the Post
Beneath the Emptiness
Beneath the Emptiness The night before last I was driving to a Board of Directors Meeting, listening to a book, when I heard D. Shefali Tsabary say, “Just beneath emptiness is the vast expanse of their spirit.” Just beneath the emptiness.... As I heard this I felt empty. Hollowed out actually. And so very, very tired. As I said, I was on my way to a meeting...what I didn't say was that I was driving my husbands truck, because my car is in the shop after dying in the ... View the Post
The Art of Homemaking: This is the Greatest Show
The Art of Homemaking: This is the Greatest Show Three weeks ago today Simon graduated from high school. Three weeks and 28 years ago today I graduated from high school. At that time I would have never guessed the paths I would take and where life would lead me. And I certainly wouldn't have guessed that 28 years later I would be standing in the exact same place taking selfies with my son. A few days before Simon's graduation I attended Ruth's graduation....Ruth is ... View the Post
A Bento Box Quilt from the Past
A Bento Box Quilt from the Past It seems that I have made so many quilts for my grandparents that I have forgotten about some of them...and so...recently, as they are being returned to me, it feels as though I am being reacquainted with my old friends. And today I get to share another one of my old, almost forgotten friends. It was one of the first dozen or so quilts that I ever completed from start to finish....and I was so proud of it that I couldn't wait to give it to my ... View the Post
On Raising Teenagers–“I’m Here.”
A few weeks ago I was waiting in the carpool line in the rain for one of my teenagers so I pulled out my phone to text them where I was. And then I looked back at our text chain....and it went a little something like this. ... View the Post
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