You know that one person who always makes you feel at ease? You can relax in their company like sitting in a big overstuffed chair. Conversation with them is like a warm cup of cocoa (or coffee, or tea, or whatever soothes your soul). You may not always agree on things, but they never makeContinue reading “ReFreshing Relationships”
Monthly Archives: January 2014
Dirty Tricks and My Love of Baking Soda
Sometimes I think it would just take one little nudge to push me over the edge into full-on hippy. I am not saying this is a bad thing, just something a little unexpected considering I came from a household where comet, windex, and pledge were used in abundance; essential oils were Wessen or Crisco; andContinue reading “Dirty Tricks and My Love of Baking Soda”
(Your) Experience Isn’t Everything
It is all too easy to walk around as though everything we experience is Truth. It may be a very real experience, and there may be some truth to our perspective, but it is imperative to recognize that our perspective may not encompass everything there is to learn in any situation. An afternoon encounter inContinue reading “(Your) Experience Isn’t Everything”
That First Step’s a Doozy
The definition of doozy: something that is usually good, bad, big, severe, etc. Usually one of a kind. I always read the title idiom as a bad thing. A BIG, bad thing. Maybe that is why it is so hard to take the first step in any new project or commitment. Maybe that is whyContinue reading “That First Step’s a Doozy”
Transitions
So my life is full of transitions right now. My maternal grandparents are moving in to the rest home. I am weaning my third (and final) baby. My husband who has been a stay-at-home dad for the past 7 years is going back to school and working half-time. All of these transitions are bittersweet. WeContinue reading “Transitions”
‘Tis a Gift to be Simple
Some days it seems like my world is buried in layers of complexity so thick that I can’t breath! Let me start by saying that I am so grateful for everything that has been made possible by scientific and technological advances in the past few decades. I mean, seriously, here I am writing a blogContinue reading “‘Tis a Gift to be Simple”
Honestly Speaking About the Past
Today our nation observes a holiday devoted to the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr. King, like many other historical figures, has been boiled down to a soundbite, a facebook meme, a statue. His years of putting himself in harms way for the benefit of those on the bottom rungs of society areContinue reading “Honestly Speaking About the Past”
Resting
A friend shared an article with me yesterday about states that are removing laws which protected workers from having to work 7+ days in a row without a day off. This seems counterproductive and flies in the face of several studies that show resting is beneficial for productivity and profitability. We need to stick upContinue reading “Resting”
New Beginnings
Any time we start new practices, the biggest obstacle is taking that step from theory into reality. It is nice to dream, and when our thoughts and ideas are still in that abstract world, we can let them grow as big as we like. That is the safe space. It is fun and fuzzy. WhenContinue reading “New Beginnings”
The Heart of the Matter
As a mother of 3, full-time Pastor, sometime yoga-instructor, and often late 30-something, I find myself with many competing interests and sometimes ridiculous goals set before me. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel like everyone has an opinion on what I should/shouldn’t be doing with my time, energy, and resources. Sometimes itContinue reading “The Heart of the Matter”
ReFreshing Life 