The phrase jumped clean off the glossy turquoise water covered page and I realized at last what had been bugging me all morning. The popular brand rallies its customers to buy into a belief that life should feel good all the time, easy, breezy and full of color and prosperity. We like this
Deep breath in, hold for four counts, now breathe out. May is almost over. I sat back recently and wondered if May has always felt this intense. It has. Ever since Kindergarten when I had a mullet haircut. (No picture provided. And, you’re welcome.) May is the month everything structured stops and the big, hot, easy
You cannot be over the age of 35 and fly to Colorado to speak at a 3-day teen conference without thinking about it. In fact, it was nearly all I could think about as the plane began it’s descent. The thoughts that rolled over in my head were themselves like dusty folders from high school
One week ago I stood on the edge of a beautiful ridge in Orange County, California, trying to get just the right angle with my iPhone to capture the wonder of a mountain scape at my back and an oceanic vista at my front. Ya’ll, I’m no photographer. I couldn’t get it. But it was
If you came to my house, you’d soon find you could read your way through it: the rooms turn like pages in a book. I didn’t mean to do this when I started out 10 years ago, it has just happened over time. If you know me now, you know I have a word-dense personality.
It’s that time of year, friends. The crockpots are out, the decor is inviting, the cider is hot and touches of comfy are everywhere from candles to covers. Maybe more than other times of year, we are coming inside to sit around a table — but wait! The house is a wreck! The kids have
Did you have a “Current Events” day in school growing up? I did, it was on Friday’s. Every Friday students were expected to bring in a clipping of a story from the newspaper. After lunch we would gather in a circle on the floor around the teacher, who sat in her seat. One by one
This is one of those posts no woman ever wants to be qualified to write. Not from the voice of first-person, at least. But today I feel the words in my heart in a much lighter way than I did six years ago. I don’t credit time passing for this welcome change, time doesn’t heal
I had them too. I had the “ever since I was a kid” kind of dreams. Some were a bit fantastical, like the years I dreamed of being an astronaut, when the truth is I feel unstable in a “lifted truck”. Then there was the hair beautician season. I relished it when I had a
I have heard often that parenting is not for the faint of heart. Neither is being a human, really. Life is hard, our world is scary, and yet everyday we face a flood of choices that take us out deeper into it…ready or not. Summoning strength for oneself to go into this world, is one
The phrase jumped clean off the glossy turquoise water covered page and I realized at last what had been bugging me all morning. The popular brand rallies its customers to buy into a belief that life should feel good all the time, easy, breezy and full of color and prosperity. We like this
Deep breath in, hold for four counts, now breathe out. May is almost over. I sat back recently and wondered if May has always felt this intense. It has. Ever since Kindergarten when I had a mullet haircut. (No picture provided. And, you’re welcome.) May is the month everything structured stops and the big, hot, easy
You cannot be over the age of 35 and fly to Colorado to speak at a 3-day teen conference without thinking about it. In fact, it was nearly all I could think about as the plane began it’s descent. The thoughts that rolled over in my head were themselves like dusty folders from high school
One week ago I stood on the edge of a beautiful ridge in Orange County, California, trying to get just the right angle with my iPhone to capture the wonder of a mountain scape at my back and an oceanic vista at my front. Ya’ll, I’m no photographer. I couldn’t get it. But it was
If you came to my house, you’d soon find you could read your way through it: the rooms turn like pages in a book. I didn’t mean to do this when I started out 10 years ago, it has just happened over time. If you know me now, you know I have a word-dense personality.
It’s that time of year, friends. The crockpots are out, the decor is inviting, the cider is hot and touches of comfy are everywhere from candles to covers. Maybe more than other times of year, we are coming inside to sit around a table — but wait! The house is a wreck! The kids have
Did you have a “Current Events” day in school growing up? I did, it was on Friday’s. Every Friday students were expected to bring in a clipping of a story from the newspaper. After lunch we would gather in a circle on the floor around the teacher, who sat in her seat. One by one
This is one of those posts no woman ever wants to be qualified to write. Not from the voice of first-person, at least. But today I feel the words in my heart in a much lighter way than I did six years ago. I don’t credit time passing for this welcome change, time doesn’t heal
I had them too. I had the “ever since I was a kid” kind of dreams. Some were a bit fantastical, like the years I dreamed of being an astronaut, when the truth is I feel unstable in a “lifted truck”. Then there was the hair beautician season. I relished it when I had a
I have heard often that parenting is not for the faint of heart. Neither is being a human, really. Life is hard, our world is scary, and yet everyday we face a flood of choices that take us out deeper into it…ready or not. Summoning strength for oneself to go into this world, is one
