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Radiance
Posted on January 30, 2019 3 Comments
Just as a bitterly cold winter day delivers sun dogs, There is beauty within that which seems bleak. You. Are. Radiant. Made of diamond dust And sun star light.
Life, Itself
Posted on January 23, 2019 Leave a Comment
I watched a movie the other day called “Life, Itself.” At one point a character in it had an Aha moment about story writing and life: Our lives are our stories, and become told as we live them out. The narrator tells our story. Due to varying perceptions, both between and within individuals, the idea […]
Wallow in Your Wonderful
Posted on November 22, 2017 Leave a Comment
Tomorrow is the US holiday of Thanksgiving. An annual immersion of appreciation is a beautiful thing to experience. Thanksgiving is also a state of being. An attitude. A way to navigate our days, and thus, our lives.
Even Custer’s Mom Empty-Nested
Posted on July 6, 2016 1 Comment
I just got back from a fabulous 4-day road trip with my husband and 18-year-old son. Did you realize this year is the 100th anniversary of our National Parks? One of our impromptu stops was a new park to add to our experiences: The Little Bighorn Battlefield. I highly recommend it. We particularly appreciated the […]
What Hummus, Planking, and Willy Wonka Have In Common
Posted on April 6, 2016 Leave a Comment
“What’s that?” I am repeatedly asked on a recent evening, as various family members walked by the kitchen counter and peeked through the glass-lidded pot. “Chickpeas. Garbanzo beans,” I reply, looking up from the couch. I’d never noticed before how universal a confusion response is: one sharp backwards head movement, the snap of a corner mouth […]
