Words of now. (no editing) Tea. Honey. Lemon. An almost-sore throat. Hint. Idea. Trouble. No worry. Today. Just one. Friend. Coffee. Store. Food. Luxury. Car. Highway. Home. Family. Love. Kindness. Understanding. Misunderstanding. Foundation. Exploration. Support. Love (again) (more, please). Always. Forever. Sometimes. Okay. How do you do? Fine. Not fine. Better. Best. Okay. [...]
Sometimes. Sometimes I want to cry because I am sad or overwhelmed. Sometimes I want to cry because I feel completely connected to All. Sometimes I want to eat vegetables and fruits. Sometimes I want to eat freshly baked cookies and sourdough bread. Sometimes I want to have long and deep and [...]
Words of now. (no editing) Zinnias. Evening. Sunshine. Shadows. Rose tea. Birches. Green grass. Lavender. Hum. Summer. Tired. Long. Questions (always). Sisters. Mother. Father. Children. Grandparents. Questions (again). Preparing. Waiting. Wondering. Dancing. Sitting. Waiting (still). Trying. Whispers. Laughter. Fingers. Rings. Love. Circles. Holding. Safety. Home. Surprise. Edges. Insides. Intersection. Happy. Neutral. Expanding. Contracting. Sifting. Belief. Faith. Grace. All. Everything. Nothing. Something. Careful. Respect. Welcome. Reconciled. Here. Hello. Curious. Them. Us. Together. One. [...]
One of my go-to writing practices is that of listing ten things that I notice in a particular moment, in a right now. It’s a wonderful way to slow down and bring myself into the present. It’s a way to get words from my heart onto the paper when streams of sentences feel too hard [...]
Sometimes when I declare something (out loud) it leaves me feeling frozen, shaky, vulnerable. If you receive my monthly letters, or if you follow me on Instagram, you already know that I’ve shared (out loud) my intention to write a book. What the what? Yes, it’s true. I have ideas and photos to sift through, [...]
An ongoing series of Monday snapshots and quiet reflections. Sometimes Mondays look like a second cup with words. ***Did you catch my conversation with Deb Taylor?? Today's the last day to enter her giveaway. Click here. xo
In one hundred words or less... I struggle knowing how to use my energies best. Always the ongoing parenting role. Always the meals and cleaning and laundry. But also. The camera and pen calling for attention. Do I sit to write first thing? Or do I bake the cinnamon rolls on a cold, windy morning? I [...]
Lessons in living this week. That's what I keep thinking about. Surely, there are lessons every week, every day, every minute. But this week...well, it was a week. I don't talk politics in this space and, even with the mention of it there (twelve words back), that's all I'll do. The word, the mention. Because [...]
Let’s talk comfort zone. My husband is a runner. Me, not so much. Every year, our family runs a local 5K around Thanksgiving, a Turkey Trot. Long story short, I’ll be running with my daughter this year. At eleven years of age, she’s…well, she’s fast. Last year, I ran the 5K with her and it [...]
I love avocado. In all its forms. And I've eaten it with eggs countless times but never the way my sister made it for me when she visited recently. It seemed silly that I'd never thought to make it the way she did; it seemed silly that I'd gotten set in my tendency to dice [...]
