publication day is here!!!today, this small book project that is so dear to me and that i have worked so hard to create will finally trickle out into the world. a huge thanks to everyone who pre-ordered, and who reached out with supportive words. your kindness is big, and it stays with me. after moving to this community, ten years ago, i quickly found this place. once a lake, i think… Keep Reading
“if you want to find God, hang out in the space between your thoughts.” —alan cohen It was summertime, and most of my friends traveled home for the break from school. I had a fulltime job that I loved—and so I stayed. Alone, yet rarely lonely, I spent my days working at the edge of the woods, reconstructing wetland areas and laying down thick layers of mulch while learning my… Keep Reading
tucked away, in the basement of my childhood home, is a long, concrete-floored stretch of space—my dad’s workshop. it is filled with wood pieces and tools, paints and stains and benches and, often, while growing up, the noise of various machines, the smell of sawdust…and my father’s creative and capable mind. back far enough and around the corner are a few of my parents’ more personal things—things collected and kept… Keep Reading
i don’t often think about the words ‘extrovert’ or ‘introvert’ (most of us are probably a blend of both). these words, however, have been surfacing enough during recent conversations to invite more thought about them. a few times, while talking about this subject, others have expressed feeling as though the time they choose to spend alone is somehow frowned upon—as though others question their innate need to step away from… Keep Reading
“Everybody has a part of her body that she doesn’t like, but I’ve stopped complaining about mine because I don’t want to critique nature’s handiwork. My job is simply to allow the light to shine out of the masterpiece.” —Alfre Woodard I love this quote, but I’ve never complained about my body. I’ve been around plenty of women who have and do. Joking around about the master feats of time… Keep Reading