This book is unputdownable, mesmerizing, and heartbreaking. Marcelo Sandoval is a seventeen-year-old boy who has an autism-like impairment. He hears music in his head, has an infatuation with religious sayings, and has difficulty reading people’s mannerisms. When his father asks him to enter “the real world” of a law firm for a summer, he reluctantly […]
There Are Lessons To Learn…Even When You’re the Boss
Yesterday, my daughter jumped on her cot at preschool, instead of taking a nap. The end of the world, right? No. But it felt like it, because this wasn’t an isolated incident. Granted, she’s copying another little boy in her class, but still… Thing is: she knows the consequences. She recites her consequences…then does it […]
When We Fail
My mom told me a story last night. About a small failure of hers–and when I say small, I mean small. Of course, she knew it wasn’t a failure. There’s no such thing, really. There are moments of murkiness that turn into clarity, and these are the very moments that teach us the most. Thank […]
Pie in a Jar & Free E-Books
Lots of fun stuff today. Weekends are full of special things. Crepes with Nutella this morning. Yum. My mouth waters just looking at Our Best Bite’s Single Serving Pie in a Jar. What a great idea! I’m not sure mine would make it to the freezer first, though, as directed… And just yesterday I received […]
Mini-Retreat: Day Four
On this final day of our Mini-Retreat, you will be entering into this space with a rough idea of what you think your life is like now and what you want it to be. I want to applaud you for getting this far, for it’s not easy to put a magnifying glass, so steadfastly, to […]