Oct 16, 2014 | Beauty + Joy, Celebrating in the Dark
Thank you to everyone who responded to my request for help celebrating my 50th birthday with the 50-50-50 Kindness Project. In short, I'm sending 50 cards to 50 strangers in 50 days. (There are still just a few slots open if you know someone who needs some extra...Jul 24, 2014 | Celebrating in the Dark
Hey everyone. It's been a hard week around here. Some health stuff. Some heartache. Things that made my energy and mood plummet. (See how blue I look?) You know how it is when you just want to close the curtains, crawl under a soft comforter, and hunker down with...Jun 24, 2014 | Celebrating in the Dark
A man named Sam passed away this week. I didn’t know him, had never met him. But his daughter, Sue Ann, is a friend of mine. And she wrote a beautiful tribute to him on her blog. Through her celebration of him, I got to meet him and I fell in love with his warm...Mar 6, 2014 | Celebrating in the Dark
The car battery died this morning and it makes me smile. After dropping my son off at school, I pulled over for an hour-long phone meeting. When I tried to start the car, it wouldn't start. I immediately blamed myself, thinking I must have left the lights on or a...Feb 13, 2014 | Beauty + Joy, Celebrating in the Dark
Hey there. Happy Valentine’s Day. I just wanted to take a moment to remind you that while chocolates and roses are perfectly lovely, there are a lot more varieties of love than just the flowery-n-sweet kinds. Let this day be an expression of your own style of...Jan 31, 2014 | Celebrating in the Dark, Kindness as a Gift
Last week a very dear and beloved member of our family passed away — my son’s paternal grandpa, Norm. Or, as we affectionately called him —Grandpa Bebop (as a nod to his love of jazz). Here’s who Norm was. Norm was someone who traveled...