How Beauty Made Me Sober
…to like me, to lean too far into other people’s opinions, to swan dive into other people’s lives, to steer them the way I want. It’s why I’m going to…
One Day Left
…this month only, purchase any original piece of artwork from my shop and I will frame it for you at 50% off, saving you approximately $150. You have one day…
Messing About in Boats
…experience of being adult learners. We learned on the Colorado lakes, where the wind whips and changes on a dime. We’ve had to row like our lives depended on it…
Mutuality: Better Two-Way Friends
…everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.” (John 15:15). Friends know what’s going on in our lives, there’s an openness to share and receive,…
The Final Post on Friendship
…However, the mutual engagement and desire to celebrate each other’s lives has faded. And it’s not simply because I don’t feel emotionally excited about her. It’s deeper than that. I…
The Work of Healing
…we are now friends again. We can call and have conversations about our lives right now, not just the past pain. My reasons for reconnecting were connected to who she…
Forgiveness in Friendship + Auction
…Auction will close Friday the 13th at 9pm ET. Let’s honor my friend for facing the music. Let’s honor mothers everywhere who work to see the hurt in their lives…
Walk With Me – friendship tips on pacing
…rhythm to our lives that we develop based on our life choices. I home educate most mornings, then paint in the afternoons. For most of us, when we meet with…
Companions
…on communication, just now there are more blooms, more meals, more joy. Acquaintances are neither sturdy or enduring. Acquaintances can slip in and out of our lives and we barely…
Back Porch Conversations
…pass the turkey and stuffing. Let the feast begin! We talk about making our lives count, we talk about friendships and living well, we talk about parenting, the headlines, and…