My surprising encounter with a five-striped sparrow taught me about the power of perceptions. #socialjustice #birdnerd #assumptions #bias #fivestripedsparrow #birding #write28days #devotional
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How Can a Sturdy Little Bird Survive Rapidly Changing Conditions?
How well do you adapt to changing conditions? A little bird inspired me to consider my normal response to change. #hummingbird #annashummingbird #devos #write28days #selfcare #change #christianity #devotional #transformation
Middle-Grade Fiction You Will Want to Read Even if You’re Not in Middle School
Looking for the perfect middle-grade fiction book for…well, you? Big people can enjoy middle-grade fiction, too! Check out these new releases and share them with your friends (young and old). #amreading #MG #historicalfiction #ownvoices #birdingbooksforkids #birding #birdnerd #twitcher #librarian #teaacher
Why Your Blog is a Sparrow and Why it Matters
You can find a sparrow just about anywhere, and they often look rather ordinary and plain. But they matter. Find out how your blog is a sparrow and why it matters, too. #sparrow #birding #blogging #write28days #blogger #encouragement
Four Surprising Reasons that Make Birding a Sport
My History with Sport Last week, I wrote about how birding can stave off Alzheimer’s disease and keep a person feeling young (ish). I also made the bold claim that birding is one of the biggest sports in the United States. In this edition of Self-Care Sunday, I’ll explain what qualifies birding as a sport …
3 Surprising Reasons Why Birding Can Help You
Birding and Alzheimer’s Prevention During my impressionable growing up years, my mom ran a respite care business in our home. The ladies she cared for introduced me to the problems with aging: forgetfulness, fading memories, and loss of dignity through dementia and Alzheimer’s. I didn’t know many kids my age who could identify ‘Alzheimer’s’ as …
The Things that Motivate Me to Leave My Comfort Zone
Can a Bird Motivate Me? “There’s a rare bird in Anchorage,” I said. Pedro rolled his eyes. “It’s a hawfinch,” I explained. “They live in Europe.” Pedro may have sighed AND rolled his eyes. “I suppose you want to go look for it?” I grinned. “Absolutely! While you hang out with Laura, Louis, and Abel, …
What the Tangle of Texas Traffic Taught Me About Church
To all my Texan friends: I apologize in advance for anything I say that may sound as if I don’t like Texas or Texans. Please bear with me. I love Texans and any state that provides two new birds per day for my life list is an awesome place! Starbucks on the Right The first …
Birder’s Paradise? Or Birding in Paradise
Texas in the Summer I clutched the dripping Gatorade bottle with one sweaty palm and unscrewed the cap with trembling fingers. They might call Texas a birder’s paradise, but it felt a little more…hotish, shall we say? For the past three hours, I had wandered the trails of Resaca de la Palma State Park—on a …
Finding Community at the Sewer Ponds Whilst Looking for a Wagtail
Confessions of a Wanna-be Birder I confess, I might classify myself as a birder. Although I don’t hope to join the birding legends (yeah, birding has ‘legends’) who seek out 700-plus bird species in a single year, I do have a life list. I can’t drop everything and jet off to the corners of …
