My brother, Brett, was killed by a drunk driver when he was 37. Thirty-seven. Greg and I spent the day at the cemetery, cleaning his headstone and adding flowers to the arrangement. Don’t drink and drive.

A Stranger’s Request, A Personal Decision

Greg and I kept returning to the same thought: This was a human being, asking for time, for meaning, for presence. It wasn’t just about ink; it was about living by what we believe.

🌈 June is Pride Month, but support for the LGBTQ+ community should extend all year long. Whether you’re a parent, friend, educator, or ally—your love, education, and presence matter.

It’s Caturday, so meet Muffin. Yes, that is her happy face. Muffin is a cat of many moods, but mostly just one expression: gloriously unimpressed.

I poured my heart into raising my children, never realizing I’d quietly built a vision for their future—one that isn’t mine to shape. Letting go of our grown-up kids doesn’t happen all at once. It happens in moments, in questions, in unexpected quiet.

We let go, not because we want to, but because we believe in the beauty of their becoming.

(See Ken’s fireworks in the video)

Every July 4th, something spectacular happens in Boon, Michigan, where Ken and Kate Rogers host their Fireworks and Feast at the Rogers Family Funny Farm.

My dad, Bing, wrote me a heartfelt letter just after I started college at Auburn. An Envo-Gram is an entertaining way he used to communicate because his handwriting is so hard to read.

This little girl knows what matters. At once silly and serious, Karen Beaumont's joyful text and David Catrow's vibrant illustrations encourage kids to appreciate everything about themselves, inside and out.

From Minnesota to my garden, discover The 32nd Collective and more Hippie Chick favorites. Websites about sustainability in self-care, fashion, cruelty-free beauty, travel, and art.

Happy Father’s Day! Thank you for teaching me to seek beauty in life, from noticing the details in a piece of artwork to the pride in my students’ faces.