you can do hard things
“Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t, you’re right.” (~Henry Ford) I can’t remember when I […]
discover everyday grace
“Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t, you’re right.” (~Henry Ford) I can’t remember when I […]
It doesn’t only happen during years when there’s a pandemic. Or murder hornets. Or fraught elections and let’s not even […]
The bravest, strongest, most amazing thing you’ll ever do? Or I’ll ever do? Or anyone on this planet will ever […]
Congratulations, you. You made it through the first week of 2019 and yep, all of 2018 too. The good days, […]
Have kids, they said. It’ll be fun, they said. Well, and it was. Is. Amazing. Life-changing. Delightful and challenging and […]
And if all you did today was survive this day – you’re doing great. Really. And really? We all have […]
“God, give me guts.” So prayed Eli Mygatt, defending his hometown of Danbury back during the Revolutionary War while the […]
An edited post from the archives, because sometimes you just need to be reminded. Of how brave you really can […]
I slip a patty on the grill and hear sharp sting of sizzle as meat connects to hot iron. Sustenance-in-the-making […]
Yeah, who would ever have thought it? That the doing of what you love can actually strengthen the very insides […]
Yep, it’s been ten whole days since I’ve published a blog post. I say this because I just really want […]
The struggle. That’s part of the story. Maybe even the most important part. But it’s not a part we really […]
So it’s April, and it’s Easter Monday, and there are a few birds singing this morning despite the snow that’s […]
Here we are just a few steps into Spring but the ice is still clinging to the eaves, despite the […]
We don’t do it enough, or at least don’t do enough of it. Study after study points it out, but […]
I have this habit that I’m pretty sure my family doesn’t really “get” – I like to re-arrange the furniture […]
I can’t. I don’t know how. It’s too hard. I’m too young. I’m too old. I’m too this-or-that-or-the-other-thing. I’m not […]
I admit it, I’m one of those people who click on blog posts with titles like “how to find your […]
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where […]
It is not too late. You are not too broken. Those scars you’re wearing? Warrior paint, my friend. No matter […]