It’s the cheeks for me I say as I show her photo But it’s much more than that It’s what she makes me see It’s what I now know But it’s much more than that It’s her ice-cream smeared lips And her little baby laughs But it’s much more than that It’s the way sheContinue reading “ODE TO ELEANOR”
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A Chair For My Mother; Validation For My Heart
even though we did not have alot of money, that little cottage in the alleyway saw lots of growth, lots of laughs and more love than imaginable.
AMAZING GRACE AND A LIL PETER PAN IN ALL OF US
Oh Reading Rainbow, if you didn’t do anything else; you gave a little poor girl in the Mississippi Delta hope and the courage to be a little different from everyone else. I grew up on mostly dirt road (there are some sections that are paved) with the nearest neighbor my age about 1/2 mile away.Continue reading “AMAZING GRACE AND A LIL PETER PAN IN ALL OF US”
A Grandmother’s Secret
“Some people are just the dirt in the bottom of a flower vase. Don’t make the mistake of giving them too much space; you gotta save room for the flowers that will take root in that dirt, grow with every curve and angle of your vase and blossom into full bloom for you over the top.”
“Sweet Magnolias”
I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t interested in art.
7 Degrees Of Mississippi
“To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi.”
Planting Dreams
Anyone who has ever lived in the Mississippi Delta would surely know that this is truly the land of dreams- figuratively and literally.
CLAIRE’S STORY
As the morning sun shone into the bedroom window, Claire rose from her pillow. She glanced to her right to see that her daughter had once again fallen asleep in the chair next to her bed. At such a young age, just turning 20, she should be vibrant and full of life; but dark circlesContinue reading “CLAIRE’S STORY”
The Kids With The Dirty Clothes
We can spot them anywhere in the US. Their hair may be unkempt. They may be in the back of the class, dozing off, completely distracted from school. Other times, they are wandering up and down the streets in town aimlessly and unsupervised, even when maybe they’re supposed to be in school. Most have aContinue reading “The Kids With The Dirty Clothes”
Lessons Learned From The Rainbow 