On Long Goodbyes and Exchanging Ashes for Beauty

Child, I want you to know that sometimes there are no words, and questions hit us deep, and really, we’re inadequate in expressing, let alone understanding, the ache of a world that doesn’t make sense. When there are so many ashes, and it’s hard to see beauty. Because honestly, we want everything to be […]

When You Need to Remember Truth

Every day holds so many opportunities to let truth slip – with our minds like sieves and hearts easily forgetting what has come before.

In February, I sat with a couple thousand women in Austin, listening to messages of bravery, of laying down those things that hinder, of choosing life instead of death, of deciding […]

Easy-Peasy Chocolate Macaroons (A Recipe!)

Yeah, so this Christmas? It’s been a tricky one. I’ve decorated some, sorted out gifts, and done what I could despite circumstances this month that have left us worn out and weary. It’s meant that doing ‘the next right thing’ just hasn’t included Christmas cookies or baking or even planning and prepping some of […]

Gathering In as the World Unravels

On Monday, I watched as a town unraveled in a matter of minutes. Many of us did, I suspect, as unmasked reporters choked on tear gas, shots rang out, and fires erupted.

It would be so easy to say, “not my people, not my mess, not my country,” but I know that in my country, […]