In Verses & Song

Today, we enter the month that sees so many of us rushing, rushing — to choose the perfect gifts, book last-minute flights, plan that one last vacation of the year, clean and decorate our homes in advance of gatherings and guests, beat the crowd to the grocery store for the turkey and trimmings. For parents, add in attendance at the holiday concert performance, final season game, class party and turkey fundraiser run. And in the midst of all the rushing, rushing — I find myself standing still. Don’t get me wrong — I love the holidays, and promptly after our Thanksgiving turkey was carved, I was ready to turn on a Christmas playlist and put up the tree. Yes, our home will have lights, a few decorations and stockings hung on the mantle. But I’d by lying if I said my heart was ready for the rushing, rushing…what I’ve heard referred to as the Christmas Crush. The one that tells you that every teacher, neighbor and friend of a friend must be bought and brought a gift, every card must be ma

This November, I‘m sharing the third season of my podcast, Poetry for Peace . This season shares verses written and published during our journey to a cure at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. While I always enjoy sharing my poetry with readers and listeners, my goal for Season 3 of Poetry for Peace is specific: to help raise funds for pediatric cancer research, and in support of children and families suffering from a pediatric cancer diagnosis. If my verses can move even a few people to donate — they were well worth sharing aloud. Every child and teen diagnosed with cancer, and their families, deserve the chance to fight critical illness together and LIVE — and donations help make that future possible. You can listen to Poetry for Peace, Season 3: Journey to a Cure on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Google Podcasts & more. For a full listing of platforms & episodes, visit: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/poetryforpeace For a link to the show on Spotify, see below: