~ Let the games begin ~ Katniss Everdeen is a badass. And so is Suzanne Collins, the author of The Hunger Games, in which our heroine is a 16 year old fiercely protective big sister, futuristic female Theseus, and a strong young woman with a mad skill for archery. The books are all the rage [...]
~ marvel-ous !!! ~
“Each second we live is a new and unique moment of the universe, a moment that will never be again. And what do we teach our children? We teach them that two and two make four, and that Paris is the capittal of France. When will we also teach them what they are? We should [...]
~ heARTsy mommas ~
Come save the Momma from the drama! Stretchmarks: Growing Into Motherhood is a play written by four mothers who wanted to creatively express the crazy ride they took on the new Momma train. As motherhood itself often finds you laughing hysterically one minute, crying the next…so too our play runs the gamut. See how these women [...]
~ young photographers turn their lens on love ~
In February, the young readers in NPR’s Backseat Book Club read Shooting Kabul by N.H. Senzai. In the book, a boy named Fadi finds his voice through photography. Since Shooting Kabul is all about places, people and photographs, the kids were asked to send photographs of the people and places they love. They received hundreds of beautiful submissions. Here are just [...]
~etta james:heart and soul~
Sometimes, you hear of a person’s passing, and it is like a shock to the heart. A true pain that sears in to the deepest part of you. The one where your love of music and truth and soulful beauty lies. The world seems a bit colder for a moment on a rainy Friday in [...]
~ peace of my heart ~
~ the featured heARTist ~ Kelly Thornton Smith~ The Center for Living Peace ~ Irvine, CA An old friend of mine, Kelly Thornton Smith, has always had a glow about her. A sun-kissed, perpetually smiling girl from a small farm town in Delaware…she defines the term “naturally beautiful.” Her goodness shone right out of her tiny [...]