transformation

It is an incredibly cozy first day of December in my home. There’s a mix of rain + snow out my window, I’ve got my epic xmas playlist on, candles are lit, the tree…

i’ve been home alone tonight. it’s not something that happens often, but i get the feeling that it will happen more + more. as part of her eating disorder treatment, my love is exploring…

first things first. there is no such thing as a butterfly full moon. at least, i don’t know of any such thing. i just made it up. hehe. but, if you hang with me…

hello, dear friends. it’s wednesday evening, and it’s already been pitch black dark for about 4 and a half hours. i’m snuggled under the blanket, curled up in the corner of the sofa. my…

well, my friends, 2015 is halfway over now. i say it all the time… time sure does fly, doesn’t it? a lot has changed since i began 2015 in asheville, north carolina. of course,…

I had this feeling of letting go. On Saturday, I sat on the floor, meditating, and I felt that it was time to let go of Asheville. Not that Asheville is not still the…

“we cannot become what we want to be remaining what we are.” – max depree lent is the time for confessions. and i’ve got a doozy… i did not go to the cathedral one…

1. set a goal and make it happen. for the past 2 years, i have chosen a word to focus on for the entire year (see the upper right corner of this page). that…

you may think that my hit-and-miss blogging is due to the fact that i am super busy, and in some ways i am. you may think it has to do with all of the…

well, today’s it. the last day of may. the end of the journey of self- discovery. and so the question is… what have i discovered about myself? i have discovered that i am way…

hi friends! can you believe that may is halfway over?! azy-cra! and now i’ve made it halfway through the may photo journey of self-discovery. and you know what i have discovered about myself so…

my husband closed the door behind him and i was standing in our, in my, home… alone. it was the beginning of august in 2007, and it was as if the slate had been…

i’m gonna take a little break in the berlin posts now that i’m halfway through them. i have something even more important than travel to write about today. you may or may not know…

tomorrow is epiphany. a day that most people probably don’t ever think about or know anything about. but, for us theology nerds, we’re totally aware. and for me, i am always excited when this…

The first peace, which is the most important, is that which comes within the souls of people when they realize their relationship, their oneness with the universe and all its powers, and when they…

may 2007 i knew change was coming. i knew that getting on a plane and heading to scandinavia would, once again, change my life. of course, i had no idea how much everything would…

seasons pass. times change. and fall reminds us of the cycle of life. october and november are often thought of as the months of death and decay. darkness creeps in. the plants & flowers…

this has the potential to be a very long post, so just hang with me. or don’t. it doesn’t really matter to me. i’ve got to write this down anyway. i’ve got to put…

trust the process. yeah right. something i’m actually not good at. though i truly try to be. sometimes i get a dream in my head, one that i really want to chase… one that…

i have a good life. no. a great life. sometimes i wonder, though, how everything appears from the perspective of my blog… let me reassure you, my life is great and amazing, but it…

oh, i am so so so bad at discipline and routine these days. how’s my lenten routine going? it’s random &  sporadic at best. and that’s being generous. i am fully aware of the…