A Bumpy Beginning
Let me start with a belated wish for a light-filled year ahead. I intended to write a piece at the beginning January, but life was quite bumpy for me during the first month of the year. It seems many others I know have experienced a bumpy start to the year as well....
Life’s Both-Ands
October was a month of both-ands: the birth of a book and the death of a family friend in California. Both have left me filled with a mixture of emotions, including gratitude, joy, and grief. I’ll begin with sharing about “the book.” Anyone who has read Mosaic...
Summer Setbacks
All was going well in my healing process until I decided I could lift and move our planted flower pots on my own. It was early morning, and I was outside with our dog, Leo. The anticipated storm of the previous night never manifested, and the pots my husband had moved...
Moments of Joy in Fallow Times
I’ve been in a dry spell lately with my writing, which has been an uncomfortable place to sit—especially since I had a commitment to myself to get at least one blog on my website and one piece on Substack each month. I refuse to label what’s been happening as writer’s...