I missed last year! And the year before! Both drafts are immortalized as drafts. Things happen that way and I've found - as I age - it is often best to give in than to muscle …
Me: What makes me happy?* Ruby: Snuggling with me! And I like snuggling with you! I have this dear old friend whom I hardly ever see. Even though she lives in town. Even though every time …
I looked through my photos to find an image for a friend a few mornings ago and saw all the folders of photos and words I have that I had intended to document or turn into something …
I'm embracing these days as they shorten, darken in anticipation of the winter solstice and the certain, subsequent lengthening, brightening. I find such comfort and joy in these predictable earthly rhythms that encourage human ritual. Nature …
Every night when we go to bed, we carry our kids to their beds from ours, where they always fall asleep just after reading books. We know they will fall back into our bed with us …
I stand in the kitchen, tired, noticing I forgot to brush my furry teeth the night before. "Girls! It's time to start our day!" I shout down the short hall to their sleepy bunk beds. …
Ten years ago today I married Andy in the pouring rain. As a teenager I would imagine my adult self. She would dive into a series of passionate relationships, having her heart broken easily and often. It would …
Wildfire smoke suffocated the last days of August. Our valley an endless, disorienting, gray haze that hid the mountains and the sun. We woke in the mornings with sore throats and headaches. Ash rained from the …
We've been living well this summer. Lots of camping, swimming, playing. Being, breathing outside. I often say that I am at my best when in nature and it's true. I believe it for my kids …
I mean to get up at 5:30. To go for a run and get some work done before the kids woke. But I keep re-closing my eyelids until 6:40 and then I have 23 minutes …
When driving up to Flathead Lake last weekend, Margot said, I am totally, full-only so excited for this weekend. (pronounced like full on lee) And, just like that, full-only is my new favorite descriptor of commitment. The Full …
Mama, what do you believe in? The question fires from the backseat as I steer our car down the hill to town. I believe in love and kindness and honesty. I believe my perspective and approach creates …
