Yesterday I had a casual conversation with an old man named Ken. He was selling tree tops that were as large as Christmas trees and I,...

One adjustment to being a mother is figuring out a work space for the work that needs to be done at a desk: paying bills, thinking...

I recently read about how writing a narrative of your day is a great way to get a bird's eye view of how things are going in life; for...

Yesterday I made a huge pot of pinto beans. They simmered all day and made my home smell like my childhood - we ate a lot of beans...

What happens in your mind when you leave the podcast off and go for a drive? A run? A walk? That's your interior life and it's valuable...

I recently read about how writing a narrative of your day is a great way to get a bird's eye view of how things are going in life; for...

I recently read about how writing a narrative of your day is a great way to get a bird's eye view of how things are going in life; for...

Throughout my teen years I had a good family friend with whom I occasionally played tennis. He was a fantastic tennis player and helped...

So much has been written about morning and evening routines. I heartily acknowledge they matter and that is why I am unhappy with my...

This is for everyone but especially the stay-at-home-moms and homemakers of the world: here is the oomph you need to thrive today. And...

"And to write is to sow and to reap at the same time." Ellie Wiesel in Memoirs Mr. Wiesel is an author and holocaust survivor. I'm...

There is a certain smell that can only be a river. Freshwater, pungent, earth-laced, mossy, cool, wet – all these can be tasted as I walk...

Dale and I had fancy drinks and sushi at a rooftop bar in Bellevue on Saturday night. It had been a dream of mine since I'd heard about...

I recently took a trip back to Indiana to visit family and friends. It was only my fourth time back to visit the land of my husband’s...

I set out to make 2019 the year of writing and of reading Shakespeare. I've been plugging away on my laid out plans to do just that when...

I’ve been musing over what I’ve been training my toddlers to do, and why. This is kind of a journal entry of sorts, marking for myself...

Recently a wise woman told me to ask more questions. I thought this great advice but I asked her why anyway. “It’s the only way to love...

I read this morning that some people write after they have a clear plan, and some write with no plan. For that second group, the plan...

We blow them, one or four at a time Rainbow balls bursting forth Sparkling in the sun What a treat to see your little lips puckering Your...

About a year and a half ago my husband and I loaded up our two little babies in the double stroller and walked to an estate sale about 2...