To Raffi, With Love

by Kelly Buckley | May 22, 2021 | Gratitude, Grief, Hope

  Dearest Raffi, I wanted to write to you today to share my gratitude for your incredible talent, generosity, and humility, but most of all, your ability to connect so deeply with the hearts of children and adults alike. Today is my son Stephen’s birthday. He...

All Dogs Go To Heaven…Especially This One. Remembering Rudy The Wonder Dog

by Kelly Buckley | Aug 28, 2018 | Grief

Dogs’ lives are too short. Their only fault, really. ~Agnes Sligh Turnbull~ Yesterday we lost a family member, a writing partner, a teacher and a loyal friend.  Rudy the Wonder Dog is no longer in pain, and for that we are thankful. But as you know, the ache we...

The Dangerous Game of Woulda, Shoulda, Coulda…

by Kelly Buckley | Sep 17, 2017 | Hope

Woulda. Coulda. Shoulda. If I can be completely honest, those three fabricated words drive me nuts. Three words that actually sum up what is wrong with the world these days. We keep looking back hoping to fix what’s in front of us. Shortly after Stephen died, a...

Portrait of a Strong Wise Woman

by Kelly Buckley | Mar 8, 2017 | Gratitude

One is not born a woman, one becomes one. ~ Simone De Beauvoir~ I’ve been writing for a number of years now. Books, blogs, speeches, tweets, grocery lists. But what I’ve never really discussed is the thousands of person to person emails I’ve exchanged with women who...

“Be a Nester”-Life Lessons From a Long-Eared Christmas Donkey

by Kelly Buckley | Dec 23, 2016 | Gratitude

Whatever else be lost among the years, Let us keep Christmas still a shining thing: Whatever doubts assail us, or what fears, Let us hold close one day, remembering Its poignant meaning for the hearts of men. Let us get back our childlike faith again.  ~Grace Noll...