I’ve changed the names of the horses for the sake of the barn’s privacy and my daughter’s privacy. As part of my soul homework, I was reading Mark Nepo’s The Book of Awakening the other morning. He writes: “I have discovered, again and again, that I usually know what I need to do but just… Continue reading Asking For What You Want
A few weeks ago, I was walking with Mike through a forest preserve when something unexpected happened. The walk didn’t just feel familiar—it took me somewhere. The angle of the sun, the color of the sky, the trees, the smell in the air—all of it shifted something in me. I was at my grandmother’s house… Continue reading Earliest Memory
As I've gotten older, I've realized that some of our favorite family members are people we're not even related to. We have relatives we love, but my kids have been calling some of my friends "auntie" and "uncle" for years, despite the fact that none of them have blood that matches the DNA in my… Continue reading Soul Family
In July, I bought this book off of Amazon: I originally bought it for Anna to take to college as a farewell gift. She'd been talking about manifestation all summer, and I thought it would be a nice little treat for her apartment during such a difficult time. But once I paged through… Continue reading Thirty-One Universal Things
Yesterday afternoon, our bird, Joy, flew out the patio door. It was all a fluke. My husband was cleaning the patio, while I had her out of her cage, watching a video and talking to her. I went into the kitchen to get something, and she followed me. However, when she flew to follow me,… Continue reading The Year that Joy Went Out the Window
I'm doing better than I expected during this pandemic. I have bad days, but nothing like what I imagined before all this started. I honestly believe our home has a lot to do with it. I'm grateful for everything my home has done for me lately. It is currently tasked with keeping all of us… Continue reading Nesting and Routines
A Grace Full Life 