Give Yourself Credit and Grace

by tatiana | Nov 15, 2021

“Give yourself more credit than criticism, more grace than judgment,” Kristina Kuzmic* said from the stage in a packed Nashville venue. My friend and I looked at each other. Yes. We both nodded in agreement.  I don’t remember the last time somebody had me belly...

Have You Asked Yourself This Question?

by tatiana | Nov 8, 2021

I’m sure at some point in your life you have asked yourself the question: “What is my purpose?” (Another way people ask this question is “What is God’s will for my life?” What did it feel like when you found an answer or even a hint of it? What did you do...

Start Living With an Awakened Soul

by tatiana | Nov 1, 2021

And just like that, the days got colder and the evenings darker.  I roasted a pumpkin, made a pumpkin curry soup and a loaf of pumpkin bread and let the fragrance of fall spices fill the house. I needed the warm, grounding, heavier foods after the winds came in,...

A Special Opportunity

by tatiana | Oct 25, 2021

Last Sunday, my sixteen-year-old son, Blais, took me out to dinner. He was excited to share with me a little sushi place run by a husband and wife. We sat down and just as he finished telling me how the chef remembered everyone, the chef approached our table with a...

Honor Your Pain and Lean Into Love

by tatiana | Oct 18, 2021

This year, we closed the concert and our tour with Those Were the Days. The audience sang with us, cried with us, laughed at Brian’s comic moment, and at the end of the song, they stood up and applauded for a long time. We all felt moved, elevated, expanded, our...