Let them be wrong about you

September 6, 2023
It's a beautiful summer day on our spectacularly colorful patio as I write this. Ah, the beauty of California! A friend and I were talking recently about how...

My life is a river running soul deep

September 4, 2023
Wait. Was there ever a time I recognized it... or felt self-conscious about it? I've always been soul deep, but not so sure I ever thought about it. Or worried about...

Maybe he’s an angel

August 19, 2023
I was in the car waiting for M yesterday and noticed a thin man maybe in his 40s with a shopping cart sitting in front of a DQ. He was drinking a big plastic cup of...

The greatest gift you can give someone

August 15, 2023
The greatest gift you can give someone.... is to lift them up. or to listen. to care about them. to give them grace. From what friends are telling me and...

Why I stopped coloring my hair

August 2, 2023
I had beautiful brunette hair once....and then I started coloring it.  First, highlights. And then my hair got lighter and lighter. Dyeing my hair became an every...

Put a little love in your heart

July 26, 2023
How about putting a little love in your heart today? I've got a treat for you--a selection of adorable photos of our two little loves, Cutie and Benji. Come along...

F*** the small talk

July 6, 2023
Yeah, about the small talk ... But first: I've been known to drop the F bomb from time to time, but far less now than in years past. There's so much jarring...

Why you don’t need anyone’s permission to grow

June 30, 2023
` When a friend posted this I recognized immediately the useful truth it contained. "Not everyone who started with you will finish with you." Yes, that is the way...

I found the recipe for a happy life

June 21, 2023
The other afternoon on the patio I opened a book a friend had given me to a scene in which a mom was putting notes in her daughter's lunch box. It's not your...

Everything’s coming up roses…

June 15, 2023
I'm inviting you today to just feast your eyes on some pretty. Because everything's coming up roses at our house, and I wanted to share the beauty with you. Of course,...

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