Making Home
Using a personal crisis to update a mission statement
January 19, 2015
The dust settled and the crying stopped and the rebuilding began. And the beauty of the breakdown is that in its aftermath I found clarity, once again, about who I am, what I need, what I love, how I want to live, and what my mission is.
Year of the Fallowed Field
January 8, 2015
This year I am preparing my heart, my home, and my body for a significant milestone birthday in my life. I don't recall the last time I thought so much about a birthday, especially one year in advance.
First things first
September 25, 2014
I am soaking in our safe return to the peninsula and our good fortune to live in this home right now. I am reveling in everyone under one roof again.
One Day at a Time
February 21, 2014
If we don't live one day at a time we will be overcome with all that must be done and lose the focus and energy we need to do the things that are within our power right now.
Messy Weekends ~ The freedom of letting go
February 8, 2014
Sometimes the only way to lose our controlling tendencies is to step outside our comfort zone. And then do it again. And again. And again.
Wherever you are, be there (and dream about where you want to be next)
January 29, 2014
In the hubbub and emotional tumult of today, I need to remind myself this is the life I dreamed about living.
We're Goin' to the Country
December 15, 2013
In seventeen years of marriage Damien and I have lived in eleven homes. Out of all the places we've lived in our married life, this home has been the most charming.
