Quote of the Day: May our house always be too small to hold all our friends. Irish Blessing, found on The Tiny Buddha website. Check it out for many words of wisdom, excellent writing on thought-provoking topics. A dear person connected me to this newfound site. This post is all about connections. Read on.
LAMAA stands for Lakes Area Memory Awareness Advocates. It’s a group of health care professionals, caregivers, and concerned citizens whose goal is to connect people who are dealing with Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia. We had a Forum last week. Click over to our LAMAA blog for highlights on Living Well with Alzheimer’s. I played a bit of music for the opening, and after listening to Dr. Terry Barclay emphasize the need to keep people connected through the arts, felt empowered to continue on my path in the arts as a way of connecting people at all ages and stages.
I have neglected to link you to my latest article in Her Voice, a local publication to which I am a regular contributor, on foster families. I really enjoyed meeting these warm and welcoming people and writing their story. The Miles family in Staples, MN has taken in 22 foster kids over the years and adopted six of them. To read their story go to Her Voice online. My story starts on p. 32, and I encourage you to read more of the great articles in this magazine.
I introduced you to Charmaine Donovan during the A to Z blog challenge with her award-winning poem/book, Tumbled Dry. Here’s the latest from her.
You can learn more about Charmaine and her book success at Blue Cottage Agency. She was recently at a poetry conference where she had fun exchanging books with other poets.
Go. Create. Inspire!
and, stay connected.
Journaling Prompt: What are some of the highlights in your life right now? Any fun summer plans?
Mary, I got excited thinking about your author friend at her book event. It’s such a wonderful thing to be able to share your work with other creatives. And you have been a fine example of that too. Grateful for our connection. 🙂
I love the orange cover of Charmaine’s book–I will have to check it out! I was a poet in another life.
May we always have friends to invite over and who are glad to be invited