“Mom.” “Mom.” “Mom.” “MOM!!!” Lucas’s volume has risen to ear splitting decibels with each punctuated request for my attention as we are...

“All or Nothing” That’s been my life motto. Eat the whole bag of cookies or none. Either do the project perfect or not at all. Speak up...

Schools need art. They need to create art and they need to see art. After several years of observing children, often my own, I state...

As my eyes popped open (well, more like slowly, stubbornly creaked open), I was faced with another day. And I didn’t want to do any of...

“I need some space!” A common statement by my eldest...especially in the morning and especially toward his younger brother. We all need...

Sometimes when you are working really hard in front of a computer screen, posting things on the world wide web, it is really easy to get...

I’ve come to a realization as the summer has started to become less magical and more routine. I am terrible at playing. I noticed this...

My hope is that this blog will fill the gap when I cannot talk to a curious “sojourner” in person. Consider this our twice monthly coffee d

I am both an artist and a mother. This first part of my identity became apparent very early on in life. However, it was not until I was...