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Soul Animals
Orange fritillary butterflies flutter beside the trail, dining on coneflower nectar and dew. The dogs…
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Butterflies, Dreams, and Marion Woodman
In late June, I receive encouraging editorial feedback about the first draft of my book…
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Saving the Farm
In July 1972, they moved with their baby boy to a crumbling farmhouse on a…
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What Bluebirds Teach Me About Not Giving Up
Dear Bluebird Mama, Earlier this week, I saw you carrying dried grasses inside a nesting…
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The Tree Swallow’s Sacred Nest
Yesterday evening, after another wild thunderstorm, I look in the nesting box closest to my…
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Green Gladness in Days of Grief
I sit on my back porch on a May evening and watch the hazy Moon…
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Strong Hearts Carry Both Joy and Sorrow
The forest is green with moss and ferns. Fiddleheads near the stream are ready to…
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Insider Rewards, Outsider Blues
In Mexico, Missouri where Dad had gone to high school and Grandpa was a Friday…
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Wings to Lift the Spirit
“What do you want to do when you visit, Mom?” I don’t hesitate. “Let’s go…
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When Strangers Become Family: Dreams, Synchronicity, & AncestryDNA
Two days before my dead husband Vic’s birthday, I received an email from a stranger…