A lot has happened since my last post. If you’ve been following my Facebook and Instagram feeds, I have shared a few thoughts on some of what has happened along the way, but for the longest time, so much of it wasn’t my story to tell. The very, very short version is that my dad was diagnosed…
Today was a good day. I slept in a bit, treated myself to an hour and half at a local spa, came home and cooked myself an extravagant lunch, watched a few episodes of Gilmore Girls, spent some more time cooking, and listened to great music. It was good. Quiet. Nice. Uneventful. And exactly what…
“A guide to grieving well.” Couldn’t we all have used one the first time we encountered grief? (And every time thereafter?) In Invitation to Tears, Jonalyn Fincher and Aubrie Hills artfully weave both their stories and their studies to create a compassionate guide to the experience of grief. Focused mainly on grief associated with death (but…
— 1 — There is so much on my heart and mind tonight. It has been such a complex and full week. So first things first: the joy. On Monday, I’d planned to swing by a coffee shop just to pick something up from a friend. I ended up staying an hour and a half,…
I’m back to Mudhouse Sabbath again, for about the zillionth time this year. I think this may be one of the most influential books I’ve ever read. Oh, wait! It’s January. So this is only the first time I’ll have gone on about it this year. Excellent. Well, then. Without further ado… For those of…
