In the stillness of sick days where my normally active children put themselves to nap, and I wonder where they are and find them sleeping, I have had some time to think about the upcoming school year and whether or not I’m meeting my “year of less” intentions I set out …
How many undervalue the power of simplicity, But it is the real key to the heart.” ~William Wordsworth Days drip into weeks, just like raindrops individually contribute to the formation of a pond in our “backyard” nearly every other day. And as these spring weeks drip onward, I am reminded …
Each Mother’s Day, I usually take a step back and remain silent, because our family’s identity was formed in loss. Loss of family, heritage, ethnic solidarity, and culture for two of our kids. And loss of a child as well. Usually, I opt out of Mother’s Day because I feel …
When Million was three, we embarked on something we called The Great One Thousand Book Quest. Everything sounds better as a quest, right? Basically, it was where we visited our library two or three times a week, checking out fifty or so titles each time until we read one thousand …
I’ve start-stop-started posts so many times this week that I feel a bit like a defibrillator. “Clear.” Jolt. A new post has begun. A Time of Newness We’ve slipped rather unceremoniously into a house-less state, and with this came a new home, a new breath, and a new season. Spring …
