Wow.

I am thoroughly awed by this amazing sixth grader. It makes me wonder what I've been doing with my time for the past 35 years........And kind of makes me want to throw out my T.V.

This might be the motivation I needed to get back into the studio.

Because they're important....

We've started a little tradition involving mealtime. Before we dive into our dinner, B, G and I hold hands and share something that we are grateful for. G usually goes first and says something like, "I'm grateful for my dinner, my Dada (and if I'm lucky sometimes), Mama."

Just the act of holding my son and husband's hands and looking into their eyes, has become one of my favorite parts of the day.

Yesterday we had our friends and their two daughters over for a backyard BBQ and we told them about our dinner ritual. They thought it sounded nice so we all held hands and went around the circle. When their 7 year old daughter took her turn, she proudly announced that she was grateful for, "Natural resources." We all paused, taking a moment to ponder this wise statement, and she filled the silence with, "Because they're important."