tiny moments (and everything in between)
Chamomile tea, steeped in warm oatmilk. A dash of vanilla extract and honey. Sunshine on my desk. And sunshine on my arms. Beyond my window, the wintering lavender and birch trees move with the wind. I want to steep. Like the chamomile. I want shine. Like the sun. I want to move. Like the lavender … Continue reading An Afternoon Prayer
Ten Things. Right Now. chicken in the oven eddie vedder playing…nothing man happy hour at home…chimay husband reading…kids playing xbox the pup walking around the kitchen, sniffing…hoping sizzling bacon...pre-hike eggie sandwiches for tomorrow feeling content…which is nice, given the anxious and worried feelings of late the pause between songs…now, U2…who’s gonna ride your wild … Continue reading :: Ten Things ::
Sometimes Mondays look like this, which is a sight for sore eyes (and sore hearts). *** P.S. I've been getting lovely messages from people who've signed up for my (free) journaling series, Letting Go...Calling In. It's a gift. From me. For you. You can sign up anytime during the month of January. Click here. xo … Continue reading January 11 :: Sometimes Mondays
Again - still - there's so much going on. I'm just gonna share three things with you. one This excerpt from Conor Friedersdorf’s article in The Atlantic on January 6: “To knowingly pretend a lie is true is, simply put, to lie,” Yuval Levin complains in National Review. “Doing that carefully enough to let you … Continue reading Three Things on This Friday
Sometimes Mondays (and new years) look like sweet doorways. *** Happy New Year, friends! and P.S. If you don't get my Monthly Notes, you'll have missed my first mention of this (free) series. From me. For you. xo
May you have the gladness of Christmas which is hope; The spirit of Christmas which is peace; The heart of Christmas which is love. ~ Ada V. Hendricks ~ Merry Christmas, friends. Be safe, be well, take care. I'll see you in the new year. always the love, m
2020 has been a lot to handle. Even with the vaccine (and a new president in the U.S.), 2021 will be a lot to handle too. You know this, I know this. What’s to say? I don’t mean for that to be depressing, am simply stating a fact. And I don’t necessarily want this to … Continue reading Keep Going {and be merry}
She asks me to knit her a pair of fingerless mitts. A special request for Christmas. I say, of course, and hope she’s forgotten about the request, hope it will be a surprise. I knit a few rounds in the morning before she comes down; I knit a few rounds when she’s recording her Spanish … Continue reading On Knitting and Finding Magic
It’s Thanksgiving week and I feel like I should write about gratitude in some pointed way. But I’m less interested in pointed ways than those soft and cushioning. And so. The candle that flickers on my desk. I know I ought not to have it sitting so close to the external hard drive … Continue reading Soft Cushionings {or Thanksgiving}
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