Last days of Fall
The first day of winter is December 21. Look for a post next week on ways to celebrate! Right now, I’m savoring these last fleeting days of fall….
Walking in the Rain
From the rocking chair, I have a perfect view of the tree in our front yard. I’m spending quite a bit of time in this rocking chair lately, sitting next to the fire, and reading books, singing, snuggling, and comforting. So I’ve watched this tree’s leaves change, day by day, from green to fiery red…
Slow Parenting
I took swim and piano lessons and belonged to quite a few clubs at school, but when I think about my childhood, it’s the slowness I remember – infinitely long summer days, conversations with my parents that felt like they’d go on forever, leisurely afternoons of reading, wondering, day-dreaming and playing. Some of my friends…
On Gratitude
I was being a little tongue-in-cheek yesterday when I said I had considered giving up on gratitude. In honesty, I think it’s one of the most powerful human emotions we feel. And reflecting on the abundance in our lives almost certainly encourages simple living and thrift more often than materialism. Moreover, gratitude: makes us turn…
Giving Thanks
A few years ago, gratitude became trendy. People started talking about gratitude journals, boxes, and notebooks. The Secret espoused that being grateful is a means to acquiring more material rewards – a better job, a new car, a diamond ring. Gratitude was supposed to be the answer to a happier life, better sleep, vibrant health,…
How to Share a Chicken (or Two)
Shareable.net published my article about the Eastside Egg Cooperative in Portland, Oregon. It begins: Foster Road in Southeast Portland, Oregon is lined with wrecking yards, auto body shops, gas stations, cheap appliance stores, and vacant lots. It’s not the place you’d expect to find a six-acre working farm or a ten-acre wetland preserve. But that’s…