Want to be happy? Stop trying to be perfect. -Brene Brown Cavities. Not one. Not two. But MULTIPLE cavities. In the mouths of my two sweet boys who had been born without medical intervention, breastfed well past 12 months, and administered not a single antibiotic to date. I was crestfallen. The natural mom formula that […]
Bless This Mess
The question is not what you look at but what you see. -Ralph Waldo Emerson If there ever was a hot mess, my 2020 garden would be it. Despite my best intentions, the tomatoes were never staked, the peppers kept getting pulled up by my 3 year old garden companion, and the daisies sort of […]
Favorite Things For Fall 2020
Don’t you love New York in the fall? It makes me want to buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address.” -Nora Ephron, “You’ve Got Mail” As I write this, it’s 81 degrees at 5:46p here in Reno, with a forecasted high of […]
Name What Matters – Fall 2020
Kendra Adachi, a favorite podcaster, just released a new book, “The Lazy Genius Way: Embrace What Matters, Ditch What Doesn’t and Get Stuff Done”. I mean, doesn’t that title alone make you want to read it? One of the principles she teaches is “Name What Matters”. The key here? Name what matters…TO YOU. Kendra applies […]
The Grit To Quit
Strategic quitting is the secret of successful organizations. -Seth Godin 4 years ago last month, I walked off the job. Never in my life had I done anything like that. I was a responsible, conscientious employee who had been taught the American standard of character traits held high as a shining example: Perseverance Mind Over […]
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The Story Behind the Snapshot
“Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark. Begin at the beginning….Make some light.” -Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux Last Saturday the boys and I hit our local farmer’s market to pick up some honey, fresh berries, lettuce, and flowers. At one point, baby Marshall and I were waiting at the […]
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What Is Sacred?
There is nothing so secular that it cannot be sacred, and that is one of the deepest messages of the Incarnation. -Madeleine L’Engle For most of my life, I pictured something like this upon encountering the word “sacred”: Or this: Or this: I pictured cathedrals, pews, heads bowed in prayer. Only very GODLY things. I […]
Braving The Messy Middle
Last week my three year old observed some kids behaving rather too boisterously at the park. “Is he bad mom?” he asked? Well no, he is just not making good choices right now. I’m not exactly sure where my son came up with this line of thinking but he asks frequently. “Are they good?” “Is […]
Breathe In, Breathe Out
The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. -Job 33:4 Does anyone else feel slightly short of breath as we look into July and the second half of this surreal year? I feel a like I’ve been holding 2020 like a tiger by the tail, reminding myself […]
Summer Eats: Best Main Dish Salads
To make a good salad is to be a brilliant diplomat – the problem is entirely the same in both cases. To know how much oil to mix in with one’s vinegar. -Oscar Wilde Are you a meal planner? 10 years ago, I started taking about 30 minutes each Monday to plan meals for the […]