A heartfelt reflection on faith, resilience, and community in the midst of life’s storms. Carrying the Weight: Finding Grace and Strength in Life’s Heavy Lifting explores how we can find light, connection, and hope even when life feels unbearably heavy.
Tag: life lessons
In Dying, We are Beautiful
Those that follow my blog know that I love to unearth life lessons from my gardens. Here is my latest observation. I have a few different varieties of agave in my cactus and succulent garden and recently, one took on a drastic change. These plants are special to me, because I collected them from my Read More
A Week of Going and Doing
This last week contained a lot of going for me; more going than I’ve done in a long time. I returned to the classroom, which meant returning to commuting and arriving somewhere on time. A return to dropping my daughter off at school day-care, packing lunches and remembering all the things that enable you to Read More
Life Lessons from my Garden
Let me begin by admitting I am not a master gardener; I consider myself a student of plants, a novice at best. But it brings me satisfaction and pleasure to putter around in the garden, whether it’s tending to my tomato plants or trying to propagate my succulents. I am an observer; maybe that is Read More