Ten Things That Made Me Grateful This Year (Photo Essay)
1. My Loving Family 2. The Women's March in Washington, DC, January 2017 …
A Time To Push, A Time to Pause
My ability to push against fatigue and check new projects off the endless to-do list…
Lessons from Artemis, Goddess of the Wild
I was once an extroverted girl who loved loud Motown concerts and learned every dance…
Sorrow in the Dark Season
On mid November days, loneliness and hopelessness descend like evening fog. Is it the darkness,…
9 Ways to Unpack a Powerful Dream
In my dream, my house is filled with noisy demanding people. Six orangutans lie in…
When Heartbreak Becomes A Second Chance
I didn’t want a second chance. I liked my first option, the married life I'd…
Mothering Monarchs, Mothering My Soul
I carry the glass jar outside to a shady patch of white asters. The…
When Fear Is Like a Helpless Child, Try Kindness
I roll over and squint at the red numbers on the clock. 3 AM. Too…
Clutched: An Essential Lesson from Psyche’s Fourth Labor
My mother-in-law grabbed my wrist with her gnarled hand, the way a drowning person grasps…
Beauty Heals in Troubled Times
66 words, 9 photos, 1 prayer *** Read the Headlines. Hide under bed. ~~~ Shadow…