if only
Two little words that speak volumes. Two little words. The merest beginning of a thought. Start of a sentence. “If […]
dear you: it’s time to stop
Dear you who feels the world pressing down hard these days… who doesn’t know when the weight of it will […]
the truth about what you really don’t have enough of
You’ve no doubt heard that the biggest reason people fail to realize their dreams is because they give up too […]
are you ready to trust?
I’ve seen them – I’ve even written them – those motivational snippets that tell you that you can do anything […]
where the magic happens
Januarys are, generally speaking, filled with goals and resolutions and plans and that’s wonderful, really. Goals are amazing. They can […]
quiet gratitude
There might be a better way to end or start a year or a month or a day, rather than […]
the best thing to do
You’ve heard the expressions, right? Almost two years into this pandemic we all know them. “The Big Quit”. “The Great […]
the breathings of your heart
It is, perhaps, the easiest and the hardest way to self-discovery. Easy, because it’s simple. Hard, because to really be […]
chaos
I swept up every leaf this fall, after they’d taken their own sweet time falling. No really. I did. Seriously. […]
prayer
It can be as elaborate as a full choir donning robes and showcasing four-part harmonies in a sanctuary lit by […]
please try again
There is nothing, and I mean nothing, so disconcerting and so discomforting and so downright difficult for a writer as […]
brave enough
Keep walking, though there’s no place to get to. Don’t try to see through the distances. That’s not for human […]
and so, I am writing
Well. I haven’t written in a month of Sundays. Okay, really just a month of regular days. Or, well, really […]
the best present
So yeah, that whole gratitude thing? Giving thanks for the small things? Mighty hard in such a big year. But […]
remembering
So there was this snowstorm, as there sometimes are in New England in the winter. Well, to be fair, it […]
grace is here
There’s a woodpecker out there in the wood that lines my backyard. I’ve been hearing him for a week now, […]
the wind likes to do that
The maple out back is living up to its name, showing off its red. But those branches hanging heavy with […]
it really could be anything
It hasn’t been a year. I mean, it’s been a long time. For sure. But it hasn’t been a year, […]
hallelujah anyway
Yeah, so life can really stink sometimes. Not every day. And not every thing. But still. Enough days and enough […]
and then it was march
Yeah, so February slipped by fast this year and that’s sort of unusual because there was cold and there was […]