A MUCH NEEDED message especially in the time we are living in. Two simple but powerful words: YOU MATTER
First Pages: The Poet X
“The summer is made for stoop-sitting
and since it’s the last week before school starts,
Harlem is opening its eyes to September.”
The Poet X ~ Elizabeth Acevedo
Confession Time!
Here's a confession that you may or may not be surprised by: I've gone to therapy.
Disney Bounding Wednesdays
It may come as NO surprise to you that I decided to Disney Bound to work on Wednesdays!
Couples Advice and Ice Cream
This is what almost 20 years of marriage looks like. What almost 28 years of being together looks like. Patience. Tolerance. Knowing each other so well. And knowing what you can and cannot accept from/for your partner.
The Alpalcalypse
It’s no secret that I fell in love with Llama with his very first word: DAT!
There are many llamas out there, but no llama is quite like the llama created by duo Jonathan Stutzman (author) and Heather Fox (illustrator).
Mother's Day 2020
Happy Mother’s Day to all of you, but especially those of us with empty arms. xo
Picture Book Re-Fresh
Before my writing group meeting this morning, I grabbed a few books that I wanted to re-read today for inspiration to work on my own writing.
May the Fourth 2020
May the Fourth be with you!
To All the Boys Read-Along Part 1
Rapid fire questions for To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han
Aru Shah x 2
Little Lion writes a mini review of the first two Aru Shah books by Roshani Chokshi.
Quarantine Read-Along Time + First Pages: To All the Boys
“I like to save things. Not important things like whales or people or the environment. Silly things. Porcelain bells, the kind you get at souvenir ships. Cookie cutters you’ll never use, because who needs a cookie in the shape of a foot? Ribbons for my hair. Love letters. Of all the things I save, I guess you could say my love letters are my most prize possession.”
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han
Balancing Calm and Stress
How do you balance the calm with the anxiety? The need to know current news with the need not to bombard your kids with every detail of what’s going on?
Book Friends
My plan for escape? Books, of course.
3/18/20 Trisomy 18 Awareness Day
Do you know what trisomy 18 is?
I thought I did when I was a med student and resident. I thought I did until I found out that my daughter had trisomy 18.
The Beary Best Bear Picture Books
It’s BEAR DAY! Okay, not officially, but I’m calling today Bear Day in the Bookworm house.
Why?
Because today is my sister-in-law’s birthday and she LOVES bears.
Who I follow on Instagram
There are a lot of talks out there about who you should or shouldn’t follow on Instagram, especially if what you’re scrolling through doesn’t make you feel good about yourself.