Right now it’s quite a brutal time for my hometown, Baton Rouge, and the rest of the nation. I have felt shock, anger, fear and hopelessness. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t in any way profess to have answers for all the problems of today. It’s been hard for me to find hope, but I …
Ever since my daughter, Jade, was a little girl and we both had to use a squat potty on a trip to visit her dad’s family in Malaysia, we’ve jokingly called each other tough broads. It expanded during her Girl Scout years when we named a rainy weekend camping trip the Tough Broad Campout. Whenever …
Connie McLeod’s life was already in the middle of a storm when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and sent thousands to her town of Baton Rouge. Here she recounts those days – the good and the bad. Read more from Connie on her blog. Before and after Katrina is how we mark time down here …
August is the month when empty nesting becomes a reality for many parents. Connie McLeod is one of them. Read more from Connie on her blog. My baby bird has left the nest. She’s following the migratory path of others her age and is starting her adult life 800 miles away in a place very …
Connie McLeod shares her experience of living in Louisiana during one joyful and sorrowful week. Read more from Connie on her blog. “Some of you say, ‘Joy is greater than sorrow,’and others say, ‘Nay, sorry is greater.’ But I say unto you, they are inseparable.” — Kahil Gibran In the space of one week; a …
