Some Good Stuff… ten links, and a decent book at the wrong time.
But first, some wisdom:
“Storms make trees take deeper roots.” ~ Dolly Parton
Listening to this all week. “An Afro-Apalachian folk artist who makes songs that sound like lullabies for adults.” Sign me up! (Mon Rovia)
A beautiful essay about a mother celebrating the life of the son she lost. (Ramblings of a Lost Mom) Her son had the same cancer Aiden did. AT/RT is a pediatric brain cancer so rare that there are usually around 600 people living with the disease at any one time. I wish we didn’t have this in common, but I’m so glad we have each other, even from afar.
Re-listening to this podcast about Speed City (a.k.a San Jose State) and one of the most famous images in sports: When two Black athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, raised their fists in the air in protest at the 68’ Olympic Games (Legacy of Speed) side note: Tommie Smith graduated from my high school!
“Mommy watch!”
“Not elderly!”
It was Haiku day this week (The Daily Respite)
Thriller writer talks about writing nostalgia and why all we want is the good ole days. (Thriller Thursdays) This is interesting even if you don’t read thrillers.
All days are amazing, and all days are the stuff of nightmares. ~ Carter Wilson
Toddlers are the boss (Raising Myles)
Is it weird to say I loved a story about a mother falling down the stairs while her autistic son looked on? Well, I did, and I think you will too. (It’s Like This)
I wish I could say that I didn’t overthink like this… I’m anxious, not a liar.
Recent Reads
The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Love the message, I’m just too cynical to receive it.
In case you missed it
Remix: Toy Story
Spring has me in a nostalgic mood, so I thought it would be interesting to give a fresh perspective on some old posts.
This was published a few days after the third anniversary of my son’s death and a few months before our now two-year-old would be born. We’d submitted our plans to remodel our home, but were still almost a year from breaking ground.
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