“Absence”

Where there is deep grief, there is great love. Daughter created a deeply moving set of paintings borne of her lost love, Esther. A longtime fur-friend, Esther was very much a part of our family. Fourteen years. Her passing wasn’t a surprise yet we were shocked, shook to the core that she was actually gone.Continue reading ““Absence””

On Patience – and Labor

Patience is not sitting and waiting, it is foreseeing. It is looking at the thorn and seeing the rose, looking at the night and seeing the day. Lovers are patient and know that the moon needs time to become full. Rumi Sister has asked me to create for her a long sound bowl bath onContinue reading “On Patience – and Labor”

Yay But Nay

Having a child is like wearing your heart outside of your body. Erma Bombeck SecondSon bought a new house. We went to see it today. I love it! He loves it! The house itself needs work, yes, but it’s definitely worthy of being called Home. The land on which Home sets upon is DIVINE. IContinue reading “Yay But Nay”

We’ve Got HEAT!

Patience is not the ability to wait, but to keep a good attitude while waiting. not me – until a few years ago Here’s the deal. With Mars as my chart ruler and all the way up there in the 10th and 11th houses, well, patience is going to be something I learn not somethingContinue reading “We’ve Got HEAT!”

What The Leaves Are Teaching Me

Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves change. Elizabeth Lewis I could leave it at that. Time. Sit. Watch. The leaves are changing color and I am blessed to hear their message: slow down, sit with us, watch us go from green to yellow, red, orange, brown. Aren’t we magnificent? Why, yes.Continue reading “What The Leaves Are Teaching Me”

Me. Brave.

I’ve been doing a lot of brave shit lately. I prefer the quiet, behind-the-scenes life, thank you very much God and well shit you had other plans and here I am freakin’ “out there” and being vulnerable and raw and real and authentic af. And, well, it’s been a damn lot. But each day, itContinue reading “Me. Brave.”