“There is time to stop and watch the bubbles,” Mariah said earlier today, as we sat on a bench on the south bank of the Thames river, watching two men dip large pieces of rope, tied to the end of tall wooden sticks, into a large bucket of soap, waving billowing bubbles through the wind. ContinueContinue reading “Stand Still”
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the challenge is to stay
To this day, these are some of the most formative and grounding words I have ever read: “You know, the challenge is to stay. The challenge is to be present with that pain. As my mother was dying, I sat with her. You know, as my brother was dying, we sat with him. And there areContinueContinue reading “the challenge is to stay”
i mean the words i say
We approach as a parade: first the primary student, then the LINK teacher, Umoja Project volunteer, us. Occasionally we greet others as we pass, speaking mostly to the teacher and volunteer as the students whose homes we are to visit trail behind, nervous and shy. It is the home visit routine, something we do atContinueContinue reading “i mean the words i say”
callie daniels-howell 