Jan 28, 2013 | Beauty + Joy
SIMPLY CELEBRATE NEWSLETTER JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2013 If you know me at all, you've heard me say — maybe ad nauseam — "there is so much more to Simply Celebrate than oom-pah-pah and party pinatas; it's about a deeper, more...
Jan 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
SIMPLY CELEBRATE NEWSLETTER JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2013 If you know me at all, you’ve heard me say — maybe ad nauseam — “there is so much more to Simply Celebrate than oom-pah-pah and party pinatas; it’s about a deeper, more radical, unexpected...
Jan 23, 2013 | Celebrating in the Dark
I coined the term, "celebrating in the dark" to give language to what it means to find joy amidst stuff that is actually really hard and often quite unwanted. This week I had a "celebrating in the dark" experience around becoming that ole...
Jan 18, 2013 | Kindness as a Gift, Unique Gifts
Confession: I haven't yet taken down my Christmas tree. (Thank goodness it's artificial!) I like it. I like the little lights. I like the holiday glow. And I really like that every ornament on the tree connects to some piece of family history or a special...
Jan 1, 2013 | Beauty + Joy
Hi. Welcome to 2013. I'm sitting in the quiet kitchen at my mom's house in a tiny town in Ohio. There's a pair of blue jays clamoring for bread outside the window and a small brown wren just landed on our snowman's twiggy arm. (I'm surprised she...