Soul-Nourishing Sunday Gem: Everyday Angels Who Encourage You
Soul-Nourishing Sunday Gem: Everyday Angels Who Encourage You In today's Sunday gospel, Jesus heals a leper and says, “See that you tell no one anything, but go, show yourself to the priest and...
The Call to Creativity in Midlife
It’s Time to Begin: The Call to Creativity in Midlife There comes a time when you know you must just begin. And though you may be caught in old habits that leave you treading water in half hopes -...
Whatever You Dream
Whatever You Dream Whatever you dream, my dear, know that it is possible because I placed this dream within you long before you ever heard me whispering it to you. And I will make it happen because...
How to risk swimming in the waters of fear, dive deeper into courage, and rise up with hope
I was afraid. I was afraid of rejection. I was afraid to take a risk. That it wouldn’t be good enough. That no one would show up to support me and I’d be alone. That I’d look like a fool – writing...
Loving people “as they are” is an exhale for the soul
Last year at the time, my dear college friends and I were gathered around our friend, Keith, who was dying in the hospital. Friends flew in from the west coast. We all drove several hours multiple...
Build resiliency in your children by being their sanctuary
A few months ago, we moved to a new town. It's not far from where we used to live, but it is a different town. Here we can see the mountains from the kitchen window while we eat breakfast. It's...
Grace Meets You Where You Are
Grace Meets Us You are asleep in my arms, my precious little angel. I linger in the silence, the dark, exhausted. Even the soles of my feet ache. There were moments today when I thought I’d lose it,...
Noticing Beauty in the Ordinary
Beauty in the Ordinary I had been out with my son going around the neighborhood selling popcorn for Scouting. We had to head back inside to get ready for soccer. It was a full day. But as I walked...
Be the first to love
In the United States, many of us are gathering with family and friends for Thanksgiving. This can be a lovely and welcomed time. And it can also be a triggering time. It brings up old hurts, old...
Supporting small businesses and local businesses
I love supporting, encouraging, nourishing, and being "in cahoots" with other small businesses and local businesses. As a womanpreneur myself, I KNOW the kind of hard work that goes into "making it...
What it can be like to not feel alone
{I'd like to share with you an experience in Compassion Coaching with a client to give you a feel for the slow, organic, spaciousness of how it can be to not feel alone anymore...to feel a sense...
Dear Daughter: my calling as your mother
My Calling as Your Mother Dear Daughter, My calling as your mother is to lead you in the art of seeing yourself as a Beloved, to show you how to regard your body as a Temple, to hold space for you...
