Mar 23, 2016 | Celebrating in the Dark
Bombings in Turkey and Brussels. Attacks in West Africa. Syrian refugees. I won’t go on. But we all know there is so much violence all across the world and also at home. Sometimes it is impossible not to be weighed down by it all. Our hearts break for all the...
Mar 12, 2016 | Celebrating in the Dark
I just watched the animated film, Inside Out again. If you haven’t seen it, and you plan to watch it, stop right here before I spoil it for you. Still reading? Okay. So that means you know what the visual to the left means. And I can say a bit more about it. I...
Feb 26, 2016 | Beauty + Joy, Unique Gifts
I’m re-reading a marvelous book by Sue Monk Kidd called, The Secret Life of Bees. There are so many beautiful passages in this book. But about half-way through the book, I read a part that just —oof!— really squeezed my heart. You know that feeling? As if you’re...
Feb 11, 2016 | Holiday Redux
There’s a lot of pressure when Valentine’s Day rolls around. I’ve got nothing against love. Nothing against celebrating our affections for someone in our life or bringing more romance into our life. As you know, I LOVE expressing appreciation for...
Feb 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
Yesterday I saw a video online called “What’s Your Biggest Regret.” If you have three minutes, I encourage you to watch it. It is beautifully done + quite moving. Something that struck me, but didn’t surprise me, was that what all the regrets had in common was that...
