People complicate the world, don't you think? On the one hand, there are people whose very presence is an inspiration. They coax the best out of every life they touch. It's as if light radiates from their soul...you can almost see its glow if you look hard enough. These are the folks that stand firm in their belief that humanity is made better by the work crafted by caring hearts and hands, open minds and souls, and an unwavering conviction that good will always conquer evil -- creating magical ... VIEW POST
Creating magical moments in the mess
Out of the mouths of babes & Oatmeal Cranberry cookies
CW: themes of death, childhood death, anxiety It's no secret I'm a night owl, always have been. There hasn't been a moment in my life when I've felt the natural pull to rest my weary head at a decent hour. My least favorite quote? "Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise." Dumb (okay, not dumb...maybe I'm just jealous?). Anyway, it was late one night a few weeks ago when I was lying in bed, sipping a glass of Pinot, reading Sir Arthur Conan Doyle when the craving hit ... VIEW POST
Do you hear the people sing?
The US Army chorus sang “One More Day” from Les Misérables — a protest anthem from one of the most powerful musicals of all time. If you’re not familiar, Les Misérables examines the societal and political impacts of unjust government and the power of the human spirit to overcome adversity. So, the US Army chorale performed One More Day at the Governor’s Ball — surrounding the President with their voices powerfully raised in protest. Incredible.Do you hear the people sing?I’ve spent much time ... VIEW POST
Laundry room organization made easy: does anyone care, though?
It feels weird. Trying to blog about mundane things like laundry room organization when life quite literally feels on the cusp of...something. I've talked about my own struggle with posting "normal" life during times that pull us out of our own bubbles and push us into the world as it is -- a messy, torturous place for so many people. Embrace that pull, folks. Learn from it. Anyway, the injustice of it all eats away at me, every day. Every breath I take is jam-packed with the knowledge that the ... VIEW POST
The Soul of Humanity
I wrote this at 2 AM with a fever of 104 last month (pneumonia is a beast). It's one of the many pieces I've written with no intention of sharing publicly. I often fight with myself -- wondering if my words have the meaning I intend, feeling as though I'm robbed of eloquence, or that I'm simply not good enough as a writer.But I feel it's important to share this one -- that if my words manage to move even one other person, then I've done my job well. So, I share "The Soul of Humanity" on the eve ... VIEW POST
Photography is magic
"Whoa! That's so cool," my kids gasped, breathless in their excitement as they saw the colors stream through my camera lens. What looked to be a faint line of pink quickly burst into a blend of dark pink, purple, blue, and green. Photography is magic.The human eye is fairly weak, really. We're just not equipped to see the variations and brilliance in night light with our own eyes (one of the reasons I thank my camera after every shoot). Magical, ethereal, something other worldly -- ways I could ... VIEW POST
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