I published 2020 | What Worked For Me | What I'd Like to Change in early January and promptly forgot that I'd set some big picture goals for the year. Some recent engagement with that post reminded me about them and I decided it was time to revisit those ideas. I came up with five... Continue Reading →
Full of Joy Friday | Week 19 in 2021
Fridays have quickly become my favorite blogging days - they're an opportunity to gather up some of the joyful moments I've had over the week and put them all in one place. I especially love it when you, dear friends, chime in with your own observations. "In the shapeliness of a life, habit plays its... Continue Reading →
Full of Joy Fridays | Week 18 in 2021
This week... where did it go?! I'm thankful for this semi-regular joy-gathering practice I've cultivated over the last year. Its purpose is to help slow things down, find the delight in the mundane, and remind myself that this is my life. + This was my view while journaling on Monday morning and I ran outside... Continue Reading →
Full of Joy Friday | Week 17 in 2021
It's the last day in April and I'm happy to report that it finally looks like Spring around here! Today I'm sharing updates from our garden as well as a few bookish things that I've found delightful. Radishes are up!I adore pink tulips! (this one got plucked by little hands yesterday, so I'm glad I... Continue Reading →
Full of Joy Friday | Week 16 in 2021
Friends - it's been an emotional and strange week. Do you agree? Based on what I've seen from everyone's blog posts and my emails, we're all on such a rollercoaster right now. So I'm doing what always helps me: embracing my life as it is and collecting small moments of joy. + Last Sunday was... Continue Reading →
A Sunday Poem | Spring
I'm back today to celebrate National Poetry Month! I have a handful of blogger friends who are sharing poetry on Thursdays this month (Kat, Sarah, Bonny, and Kym) and this week they wrote about new beginnings. I'm following their lead and sharing two short Wendell Berry poems about Spring. Can I see the buds that... Continue Reading →
Full of Joy Friday | Week 15 in 2021
Dear friends, I have missed two Full of Joy Friday posts in a row! I actually can't believe it's already Friday - this week has flown by way too quickly. The entire month has, in fact. And it's just a reminder that these joyful moments are fleeting - if I don't take the time to... Continue Reading →
Reflecting With a 5 Year Journal
Friends - thanks for all of the support during my current reshuffling. If you missed the post last week, I shared that we're in the midst of repainting and reflooring half of our house which has resulted in living in a world that feels upside down. My internal emotions are extremely tied to my external... Continue Reading →
Full of Joy Friday | Week 12 of 2021
I've checked my calendar multiple times this morning to confirm that today is, in fact, Friday. This has been an odd week! It has simultaneously flew by and dragged on and I've been flummoxed while trying to keep up. And still - yes, it's Friday. Which means I'm here to share a few joyful things... Continue Reading →
