I’ve had a delightful week in the Carolina mountains. This is Travis’s neck of the woods, so it’s been an immersive experience through the roots and branches of my husband’s youth and young adulthood. We’ve been spending time with his…
I had a dream last week in which I was on a horse, an imposing beast of great strength and rippling muscles. I don’t remember where I was going, but it was important for me to get there as fast…
Human desire kinda gets a bum rap. We tend to tangle it up in either greedy materialism or shameful lust. When desire invokes a sexy appeal, too often it’s saddled with a licentiousness that makes it seem selfish or naughty,…
I don’t usually do “cutesy” talks. I mean, clever, absolutely. Maybe occasionally a bit whimsical. I like a good pun as much as the next person, and I LOVE a bad pun. I’ll shamelessly sling ridiculous jokes. And I think…
I absolutely love it when things fall into place — when the variables get settled, the questions get answered, and things just click. Who doesn’t crave this feeling, right? We’re wired to experience it — conflict/resolution, discord/harmony, chaos/order. We look…
This week, I encountered a quote from poet-activist Wendell Berry: "We have lived our lives by the assumption that what was good for us would be good for the world. We have been wrong. We must change our lives so…
I read a Washington Post article this week titled “How to Overcome Compassion Fatigue.” Author David DeSteno writes about how taxing it becomes over time to remain awake and aware, the exhaustion of trying to stay informed and to care…
"Your soul doesn't need saving; it needs to be made visible." - Emma Curtis Hopkins Travis and I had a particularly enjoyable visit with my in-laws last week. They’re lovely people, fun and kind, and we are always interested in…
