How to Handle Situations You Can’t Control

How to Handle Situations You Can’t Control

Recently, my oldest son, Dante, turned 21. At 5 am on a Friday, he texted me saying that he had left Savannah. We had planned for him to come home, renew his driver’s license, and have a nice dinner with us. I worked late on Thursday so I could have the morning to go...
Tune Into The Rhythm of Nature

Tune Into The Rhythm of Nature

How do you feel today? What are you noticing in your surroundings? How is the slow transition of seasons reflected in your inner-self?   Since last spring, I have been tending my garden, observing it, and letting the plants teach me about growth without resistance....
How Do You Tend to Your Roots?

How Do You Tend to Your Roots?

Recently, I asked a friend if she had plans to travel to Nashville sometime soon. She replied with “I’m tending my roots… It’s the season of staying here right now.”  Her words paused my next thought. And then they painted a Mary Engelbreit-like picture of...
Creating and Changing a Fulfilling Routine

Creating and Changing a Fulfilling Routine

My house is quiet. Blais started school and my two older boys are away at college. One morning, I was going down the stairway of my house and noticed the silence. It brought up a memory of a routine I had before the summer began – a routine set around a...
The Truth of Who You Are

The Truth of Who You Are

On my flight back from Croatia I sat next to a young girl. She said she was coming back from Scotland where she was doing research as a part of her college class. I asked her what she was studying. “Most people think it’s totally weird,” she said, and added in a bit...
Take a Break From Trying Too Hard

Take a Break From Trying Too Hard

I’m writing this post from the back seat of my friend’s car. We are driving from Zadar to Peljesac (the peninsula near Dubrovnik). The road is winding. The mountains we pass by, the fields and rivers, the sun setting on the Adriatic sea, vineyards, stone buildings,...