Hi My Golden Friend, This week, my parents are moving to a place where they can receive more care and support than I can give them on my own. I wish I could tell you I feel one clean emotion about this. Instead, I feel sad. Relieved. Grateful. Guilty. Proud. A little brokenhearted. A little lighter. For the past three years, caring for my parents (my mom has dementia) has been woven into nearly every part of my life. There have been beautiful moments, exhausting moments, tender moments, and...
17 days ago • 1 min read
Hi My Golden Friend, There is a kind of courage that rarely gets applauded. It’s not loud. It doesn’t always look victorious. Sometimes it looks like getting out of bed when grief is sitting on your chest. Sometimes it looks like caring for aging parents, loving difficult people, rebuilding after heartbreak, or carrying responsibilities no one else fully sees. Sometimes courage is simply showing up for another ordinary Tuesday when life has already asked far too much of you. Many of you...
26 days ago • 1 min read
Hi My Golden Friend, I have to be honest with you. When I sat down to choose our Intention for May, I hesitated for a moment. Courage felt… big. A little intimidating, even. Like it belonged to people who climb mountains or start nonprofits or speak in front of thousands. But here's what I wrote in our guided journal for this year, and I keep coming back to it: May's Intention: Courage Courage doesn't have to be loud. Often it's quiet, ordinary, and deeply personal. This month is about small...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hi My Golden Friend, Let's have coffee together tomorrow morning ! If you're available for 30-45 mins, bring a cup of your favorite beverage and a whimsical moment to share. FREE ZOOM GATHERING: Whimsy + Courage Thursday, April 30 @ 10:00 AM CT Link is at the end of this email. This is a no-pressure meet-up for anyone who would like to chat with me and get a bit of encouragement! And my OOPSIE? Umm...posting a video link that didn't work in my last email! AND, the video itself had issues,...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hi My Golden Friend, April surprised me. Not in a big, sweeping, movie-scene kind of way…but in small, colorful, delightfully ordinary moments. A finished painting.Flowers clipped from the yard and set on the table.A (very brave) cold plunge. Brrrr!Heart-shaped rocks tucked into my pocket.Grandkids laughing.Bright pillows scattered like confetti.And of course… a tea party with a donkey. When I look back, I see something I almost missed while living it: Joy can be found—when we intentionally...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hi My Golden Friend, I’m super late getting my email out this week…my kids were in town over the weekend and then I’ve travelled to CO with a friend for a few days. Nothing is on schedule ;) BUT HEY! I’d love to share a cup of coffee (or iced beverage) with you this month! Several of you asked if I’d consider hosting it during the day, so this time we will give it a try. I have so enjoyed our conversations and encouragement that I want to make it available to those who can’t do evenings....
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hi My Golden Friend, I hope everyone had a lovely Easter! Ours was quietly sweet, with just my parents over for lunch. My mama struggles to hold conversations but she loved the flowers on the table, and the cake for dessert! Now, if you had walked into my house this past week, you might have found me… having a tea party. With a donkey! Henry, my mini donkey, joined me at the table like it was the most natural thing in the world—which, quite honestly, for him… it was. He did not hesitate to...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hi My Golden Friend, There’s a moment in the story of Palm Sunday that has always impacted me: Jesus doesn’t arrive on a warhorse.He doesn’t come in loud or imposing. He comes riding on a donkey. Not fast. Not flashy. Not forceful. Clear. AND SPEAKING OF DONKEYS…. I am dying to show you my donkey pasture, which is FILLED with bluebonnets right now. I couldn’t resist filming my weekly video reflection out there (I was joined by Flash and Henry…perfect companions for this week) This month I’ve...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hi My Golden Friend, There’s something almost magical about putting pen to paper before the world gets loud. For years, I’ve started my mornings with what Julia Cameron calls “morning pages”—three messy, unfiltered pages of whatever is in my head. It's considered a "brain dump" (although I hate that term) of whatever you want to write about. I like to think of it as my scribbled "Creative Practice." No matter what you call it, here’s what I’ve found: clarity doesn’t come from thinking...
3 months ago • 1 min read