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Blue Christmas
Many people are missing someone, grieving, or feeling left out or left behind, and this time of year heightens...
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Lessons from a Burned Chin
Go the extra mile with someone, and condescend to be human for a moment with those that find themselves...
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Progress on Our Younger Daughter’s Ceramics Capstone Project
Now as a senior in college, she is half way through her "ceramics capstone" which will culminate in a...
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Step Out of Busyness (Rick Hanson quote)
"We have to take a stand against the crazy mental busyness that has become the new normal. We’re bombarded...
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Veggie Pie Recipe with Butternut Squash, Kale, and Gluten-Free Crust
This is just about as good as vegetarian eating gets. Every mouthful we exclaimed how good it was!
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Student Work in my High School Abstract Art Class
I teach an Abstract Art class early Monday mornings for homeschooled high schoolers at the Pathways Cooperative in Newtown,...
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Bark (Poem by Polly Castor with Photos)
As I sample layered, chocolate peppermint bark I am thinking of a different kind that still effectively...
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Take Flight (New Poem by Polly Castor)
tizzy wizzy so much going on a flapping flock of thoughts crowding in, all squawking on the same branch...
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My Adult Ministries Talk at the Congregational Church
It was a vibrant, open presentation and discussion. It was very well received, with several very touched by what...
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Give the Gift of Solution-Oriented News
I want to encourage you too to give the gift of balanced, unifying, hopeful views on our world that...
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Great Portobello Mushroom Burgers (Recipe)
This burger, holds its shape perfectly, neither too dry nor too wet. Plus it is gluten free, is delicious,...