Browsing Tag

Spirit

  • In Praise of Silence

    I’m a big fan of quiet time. It’s not uncommon to find my house completely silent—no television, no music, no conversation. I turn off the TV after I get tired of listening to the…

  • New Directions

    Finding a Way to Shine

    Today’s post comes from guest author Allyson Bright, creator of Determined to Shine, a community of women who are determined to live their best lives possible by recapturing their creativity after trauma. This post…

  • Love Your Neighbor

    Our neighbor died yesterday. Sam and his wife, Mabel, have lived next door to us for the entire 15 years we’ve owned our house. They invited the four of us over for dinner the…

  • Work & Home

    Rethinking “Scruffy Hospitality”

    My mom was famous for keeping an immaculate house. If you walked through her front door unannounced, you’d find the carpets clean and the end tables dusted, the sliding glass door to the patio…

  • Sea
    New Directions

    Things I Learned From the Sea

    I’m back after a fantastic week in Antigua–still severely jet lagged, still digging out from under a mountain of laundry, but back nevertheless. So, while I’m still settling into the regular routine of my…