You may have noticed that all was silent on She Dwells last week. That wasn’t a planned hiatus. But, as we all know, sometimes life intervenes. I woke up the Saturday before Easter thinking…

You know that saying about the old dog and new tricks? I’ve never believed that. It’s easy to get stuck in familiar ways of doing things. Most of us stick with what we know.…

One of the great things about living in a city the size of San Antonio is that you can, once in a while, surround yourself with people who love the same things you do.…

When I was in graduate school, I had a classmate who was an excellent poet. She won the departmental award for poetry writing at the end of her first year, beating out even the…

I hope you’ve been enjoying this year of challenges on She Dwells. If you haven’t been following along, we’ve challenged ourselves to prioritize personal wellness, independence, and thinking about others. Now that April is…

Yesterday would have been my mom’s 85th birthday. I miss her often, but I wonder if our relationship with each other would be any different if she were still alive today. If I’m being…

Does your family have a secret? My guess is that it does, even if you don’t think so. Often those secrets come to light after someone has died, at which point those who’ve been…