Yesterday I did something I’ve had on my to-do list for years. Yes, years. I picked up the phone and called Ellen Kort, the author of one of my favorite poems, If Death Were…
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Written May 19, 2011 In yoga practice lately, I have been very conscious of the breath and am better able to pair it with the movements and poses, something that has always been difficult…
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When I first became involved with Habitat for Humanity, I was overwhelmed with the lengthy, difficult journey that each partner family had traveled in reaching the point of purchasing their home. I was also…
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Several years ago I stumbled upon a poem that gripped my heart, resonated with me to my core. Death is so often pictured and imagined as ugly and rough. What if Death were a…
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Ilene named this beauty, The Woman Who Knew All. I love Mary Magdalene. I love her boldness, her holiness that she maintained and lived within even when so many others discarded it. I love…
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Beverly holds a special place in my heart. She was my daughter’s piano teacher for several years and she was so loving and open with her. It was reassuring to me to know that…
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Written August 8, 2009 Earlier I posted a blog entitled ‘What Makes a Story?’ It suggested that it’s really not the monumental events in one’s life that define us, but rather the seemingly insignificant…
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Written August 7, 2009 Earlier this year, I was invited to write a chapter for the book, The Impulse to Flourish: Women’s Stories That Inspire a Full, Creative Life (yet to be published.) As I…
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Written August 6th, 2009, shortly before my partner undertook a major job change, my daughter graduated from college, my first son from high school, and my youngest son from eighth grade. My household is…
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This is another mounting of Web of Life piece that I originally created to center around the Lonely Tree painting I had done about 20 years ago in pastels. Please see the description of…
