Ordinary Miracle

We found our wedding song at the end of the movie, Charlotte’s Web. It’s called “Ordinary Miracle,” and the incomparable Sarah McLachlan sings it. Here are the lyrics: It’s not that unusualWhen everything is beautifulIt’s just another ordinary miracle today The sky knows when it’s time to snowDon’t need to teach a seed to growIt’s Read More

Healing My Relationship with Food Part 2: The P.S.

I finished Abby Langer’s book, Good Food: Bad Diet: The Habits You Need to Ditch Diet Culture, Lose Weight, and Fix Your Relationship with Food Forever and for the first time in a long time I feel a sense of peace. I feel equipped to make some tweaks and healthy changes that sound good to Read More

Healing My Relationship with Food: A farewell to diets and diet culture

This week I stumbled upon a gem of a book that is destined to change my relationship with food. As I scrolled through Facebook the latest diet ad caught my eye. Of course it caught my eye; it was targeted for my gender, age group and current circumstances. Mid-forties women who are struggling with extra Read More

Remembrance of Things Past

Yesterday, I slid down the slippery slope of memory and floundered around at the bottom like a bug on its back. Normally, I don’t allow myself to dwell in the past. Much of it didn’t go as planned, and feelings of guilt and regret are all too happy to pounce, once I arrive. This trip Read More

Holding Patterns

Holding Pattern: 1) The flight path maintained by an aircraft awaiting permission to land. 2) A state of waiting or suspended activity or progress. The world is engaging in different stages of emerging into life again. Some places have their feet still firmly planted in the sand. Others dipping a cautious toe into the water. Read More

Seeing Stars

A season of enduring darkness seems to be what’s on the agenda for the time being. A gradual darkness, spread out like a carpet of loneliness with uncertain boundaries. At first, it was just red flags in our peripheral vision. A whiff of smoke in a still forest. Then the sun moved behind the clouds; Read More