Forgive Yourself
Forgive yourself. The best gift you can give yourself (and others!) might be to forgive yourself. To let yourself off the hook. To give yourself a break. You've carried the memory of something...
Facing fear, living life
Maybe it's because I'll be turning 40 in a year. Maybe it's because there's this tender "knowing" rising up into my conscious mind, influencing even my mundane everyday decisions. Maybe it's...
When it’s not a perfect holiday…
"When we are training in the art of peace, we are not given any promises that, because of our noble intentions, everything will be okay. In fact, there are no promises of fruition at all. Instead,...
Tips for Everyday Mindfulness #16: Drop the perfect, embrace the pleasant
I'm laying here on my yoga mat taking a break snickering to myself as I realize the irony taking place in writing this blog post: I have a page of notes all crossed off as I try to perfect the...
The Call of Fall – Pause
This fall, I am drawn to pause. Summer had us out and about, playing in the sandbox and on the playground, swimming and hiking, meeting up with friends, and looking at bugs (oh yes.). We had our...
How to heal by doing very little? Just N.A.P.!
I had a hard day. You all know how it goes - something doesn't go as planned, people don't respond the way you'd like, you felt just "off", your child threw up or is having a rough day. We've all...
Taking flight
We found this little robin's nest and eggshell right outside our back door. We've so loved it that it's been on our "nature table" all spring and summer (aka the center of our kitchen table). For...
Returning to the Great Grandmother
Do you tend to "tackle" the tasks and projects you do in a day? When you have a decision to make, do you try to force the right answer to come about? There's another way. My blogging buddy, Gina,...
Can you pray faster, mom?
Sitting at mass today, right after communion... Wait, let me back up. Our five year old son LOVES going to mass. Why? THE doughnut. I won't lie. Yes, both my husband and I have master degrees in...
Enchant me
Lately, this is my prayer, my mantra, my song to the Divine. On my early (painfully early!) and quiet morning commute to work. Late at night when I have five minutes of "me time" after the kiddos...
YOU did it!
Folks, We are over-the-moon grateful to so many of you who voted for the Barefoot Barn to be eligible for this small business grant! YOU did it! In 72 hours, you all got the Barn 287 votes! 287!...
Calling all delight-filled, compassionate people
I need your help! I have 48 hours to get 250 votes for the Barefoot Barn to be eligible for a small business grant of up to $250,000! If you have gotten any little gem from this blog or from the...
