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When Grief Baits Bias
Confirmation Bias, echo chamber, gaslighting, Dunning-Kruger effect, logical fallacy- these are a handful of the phrases currently heardView full post »

The Buoyancy of Fall
Recently, on the fringes of this latest holiday season, I received an internal invitation of sorts. It arrived as I stood quiet andView full post »

On the thanksgiving of Advent
It struck me anew this week how the Gregorian calendar places our season of Thanksgiving immediately prior to our season of Advent.View full post »

Yes, but
We are entering what historically has proven to be an intense time of year in our family. Kids born into difficult circumstances canView full post »

When Joy seems to have missed the morning
When on a Monday morning, I start to write about the manic messiness of the mundane- the one missing sneaker when it’s time to leave, theView full post »

On intentionality, nature and racing gocarts
Imagination and nature at play 💙 • I could slap a whimsical, scholarly quote and a few dozen hashtags here to furtherView full post »

When you can’t see the gold
When on a Monday morning I don’t necessarily want to consider the trial all joy- resolution and peace are more on my breakfast menu.View full post »

When I still forget after 30 years
Mount of Olives, overlooking Jerusalem (image taken June 2014) Last night in a conversation with my husband, I was talking to himView full post »

When you could come Alive a little more today
“Most of the things we need to be fully alive never come in busyness. They grow in rest.” – Mark Buchanan// The momentsView full post »

Clarity in the doubt
Where do you go when needing to be reminded of who you are, and whose you are? For several years, I have continuously been drawn to theView full post »

Pink shoes and labor pains
Dear Emma, Twelve years ago these bubblegum shoes, along with my very pregnant, hospital-gowned self, waddled the halls of aView full post »

Fifty two weeks later
This weekend marks the one-year anniversary of our move from Wondergrove to Knoxville, and I am sitting here in one of my favoriteView full post »