"Celebrate what you want to see more of." – Tom Peters
Happy Sunday, Friends! It's the first full week of October, I hope you're enjoying the crisp weather. Below is a meditation and something fun to try - two small glimpses of joy for your week. Matthew 7:7-11 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will [...]
Happy Sunday, Friends! After not writing for a while, I thought I'd try sending out a weekly post sharing a quick meditation and something fun to try that might bring you joy as well. We had a great weekend of celebrations. In a season where in-person gatherings are limited, it was fun to celebrate these [...]
"Summer was our best season: it was sleeping on the back screened porch in cots, or trying to sleep in the treehouse; summer was everything good to eat; it was a thousand colors in a parched landscape." - Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird Summer is already 2/3 over! I can't believe it. I'm so grateful [...]
"I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear." -Martin Luther King, Jr. January always seems to be a quiet, lazy month filled with quiet evenings to myself, tea and books in hand. This January has been no different and has inspired a few of my Top 5, but [...]
"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me." ~C.S. Lewis Hey, friends! It's winter and that probably means you're spending SO MUCH MORE time inside than you usually do. If you need some book, TV, music, podcast and movie recommendations, here are my favorites from [...]
"The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear." -Buddy the Elf Little Drummer Boy - Future of Forestry Go Tell it on the Mountain -Seabird I’ll Be Home for Christmas - Johnnyswim Christmas Wish - She & Him White Winter Hymnal -Fleet Foxes Mary & Joseph - Dave Barnes [...]
"Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand." - Dr. Seuss Here are the Top 5 Things I'm loving this month (warning...most of it is Christmas-related...as it should be): 1. Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving and Finding the Church, By Rachel Held Evans I've been meaning to [...]
The Last Two Weeks, I was... I had a bad day at work last week. Actually, more accurately, I was in a bad mood from work one day last week. This has been happening a lot lately. All these little things that happen put me in a crummy, angry, frustrated, defeated mood (even though a [...]
Hi, Friends! Long time no type. I ended up taking a bit of an unplanned summer hiatus as life got a little crazy with work changes, house buying, and fun vacations. But I'm back! At least for now. I realized writing things out is so helpful in processing what's going on in my life and [...]
Hey Friends! Here's what I've been up to his month. What I'm Eating First, I've started making shakes for breakfast! This way I'm at least having something jumpstart my metabolism and all in all, it's healthier than what I usually eat for breakfast (i.e. leftover pizza or cupcakes :/). Here's my recipe: 1 cup of [...]
GLIMPSES OF JOY 