by Margaret Philbrick | Sep 11, 2018 | Culture, Uncategorized
Last May a friend who recently moved from Texas stopped me after a school concert to ask, “Why is it so crazy where we live? When I lived in Texas it wasn’t like this.” She’s right. It is crazy in our neck of the woods so here are a few strategies to combat that...
by Margaret Philbrick | Jun 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
Summer should free us up to take deep breaths and engage in some silly fun that we might not have the bandwidth for during other times of the year. Our dancing daughter is definitely the diva of our family and this article explains how we gave her a sweet scented...
by Margaret Philbrick | Apr 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
My dear friend Shelly Widman is launching her first book today! This is always a big event which is the result of years of work, a.k.a. burning the midnight oil to address edits you may not even agree with, but your publisher insists on, hours of praying for the right...
by Margaret Philbrick | Apr 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear Luci, Happy National Poetry Month! When I heard you were being honored at Festival of Faith and Writing this past weekend and I was not going to be there, my heart lost a sad beat. The last time we spoke in person was back at Festival 2014, but your work sings to...
by Margaret Philbrick | Apr 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
In the Spirit of Easter joy here’s some thoughts on how to move beyond just cutting people off who we don’t see eye to eye with. I recently became aware of the writing of Dr. Brene Brown and her talk at the National Cathedral blessed me. If this post...
by Margaret Philbrick | Jan 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
As the LARGE bearded men gathered in their white robes on the beach of Lake Michigan, I had second thoughts. We’ve attended the January 1st Polar Bear Plunge over the years and laughed at the pounds of searing red flesh exiting the water and half naked people of all...
