Discovering Joy Through Simple Practices
Simple practices keep us sane in complicated times. Sometimes they help us find solutions, as well.
Blessings
A Jar, Paper and Memories: Celebrating the Passing Year
I emptied the large glass mason jar onto the table during lunch. Everyone was home (which is rare these days)…
If April Showers Bring May Flowers, What Do April Snowstorms Bring?
A white winter wonderland greeted us this morning. It’s April 9 and snow covers my newly reinstalled patio furniture. Snow…
Thank You, MAM
“I always get these,” my sister says. She passes me the phone-like interpretive device she collected from the smiling, white-toothed…
Update: Everything Must Go
Last year about this time, I shared the story of saying goodbye to life-long summer neighbors. (Read the essay here.) For…
Decade of Change
I stood in the backrow. The fitness room’s mirrored walls didn’t allow for anonymity, but I felt better there, even…
Baseball Dreams Come True
On a cool afternoon in the early 80s, I unrolled my reflective tanning blanket to sunbathe at my family’s Wisconsin…
Everything Must Go
“Seize the day, then let it go.” -Marty Rubin One by one, cars creep past. Passengers point and gawk, muttering…
Love Baked Daily
The following essay, Love Baked Daily, was a semifinalist for the Chicago “Listen to your Mother” Show. I wrote it as an homage to…
It’s the Little Things
I felt its beginnings over a week ago. In response, I bought fresh flowers. I diffused uplifting essential oils. I…