I was raised in a Christian tradition in which the holiday year depicts the arc of human potential. It begins with the joy of birth in the quiet depths of winter, surrender to the inevitability of death, then comes full […]
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At the winter solstice, we open to the divine light and the season of going inward. With the spring equinox, we venture out again into the world and a celebration of the earth. Human beings live in this realm between
Spring Equinox and Dynamic Balance Read on...
My mother used to say I was the boldest shy girl she’d ever met. I’m just realizing how those two sides are expressed and how much they are inter-connected. I like to refer to the shy one as vulnerable, and
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I enjoy reading women’s memoirs. At Christmas, I received a copy of Michelle Obama’s BECOMING. In the preface, she outlines the value of our personal stories, validating the life story of each and every woman. “Even when it’s not pretty
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I have met many mothers and carers of all kinds, who carry around a lot of guilt. My own experience motivated me to unpack this burden and write a book about it. Now I’m sharing it with others who want
Book Reading & Signing at Inspiration Point | 02.02.2019 Read on...
The baby arrived on the Epiphany! We held him when he was moments old. We loved him immediately like we have always loved his mother. He is beautiful, perfect, a heavenly gift. We received him with reverence. With his arrival,
The Kingdom of Grandparenting Read on...
A birth is pending; we await the presence of a newborn babe in the world. We look forward to the moment when we meet a new life that introduces our daughter as a mother, her partner a father, my husband
Awaiting the Birth of a Child Read on...
The movers came late. I was restless, so I left the old Victorian built in 1892 and went to the new house built in 2011 to prepare it for our arrival and all of our things. When I got there,
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The dramatic irony dawned on me; I was engaged in parallel processes, unpacking and packing. The same month that I released Unpacking Guilt: A Mother’s Journey to Freedom, I began packing up my home.
Unpacking my Soul and Uncluttering my Life Read on...
The end of August brings my birthday and the swan song of summer. It is a wistful time; cool mornings trigger thoughts of the pending transition to fall. Seasons pass and so do the years. It’s inevitable, undeniable, and it
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