I just came inside after shoveling about 8 inches of snow from off of my front porch. It’s been falling all day and something about it’s steadiness comforts me. While I shoveled, our next door neighbor came out to say hello, a steaming beverage in his hand. After I finished, I brushed off all the …
I hope this weekend is full of joy for you.I hope you make sweet memories.I hope amid the hubbub of parties and gifts and gatherings,you’re able to take a moment to reflect on Christ’s birth.I hope you feel at peace.I hope you don’t compare yourself to anyone at the parties you attend.I hope you don’t …
Hope. Such a little world, with such deep meaning. During Christmas we use it frequently. Kids talk about how they hope they’ll get the present they asked for.Adults express how they hope they can finish the New Year resolutions they didn’t complete this year in the coming year.Your coworker comes into your office and says …
This is the season of silence. All year, the natural world has been vibrantly alive—a rich symphony of sound and color and movement. In spring, the woods don the filmy chartreuse of new leaves and welcome migratory birds back from tropical regions. As the days stretch into summer, the trees provide a shady shelter where …
January 2020 I was sitting alone in a hotel room in Scottsdale, AZ, exhausted and overwhelmed. The day before, I got up at 4am in Illinois and spent the day navigating airports, hiking a cactus-riddled trail, eating tacos, arriving at the National Make it With Wool contest and attending an informational meeting followed by a …