Growth of any kind often comes in fits and starts and yet often we are unaware of the work going on behind the scenes of a growth spurt. The rapid evolution of childhood is not unlike how it happens in adulthood, it's just not quite as physically exaggerated. Looking...
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Being clear doesn't always have to mean crystal. Things don't have to gleam or sparkle. Clarity can come in a warm yet hazy shape-shifting glow and still be clear enough. There's a reassurance I have found in this idea. I'm realizing too that being in a really good place doesn't...
For thirty years I thought it was my accomplishments, my resume, my brass rings that made me enough. My father said a thousand times that my greatest skill was “doing just well enough to get to the next thing,” and I took that to heart. ...
In honor of faces being the new word for the Shutter Sisters' One Word Project for August, I had to share something that featured two of my favorite faces on the planet. We have the pleasure of partnering with the I Heart Faces community this month which makes it all...
Her name is Junie. But she also goes by June, Junie B., Juneslie, Junsel, Junaisee, Naisee, Naisle, Gill, Gills, Gilly, Gillsle, Gilligan, Deidre, Dee Dee, and Boo Boo. When we opened ourselves up to finding the right dog for us, she came. And indeed, she was a perfect...
Yesterday was one of the first real full days of sunshine we've had this summer. Despite the work that needed to get done, summer (and the beach) beckoned. I thought what better excuse to take out the new baby for a spin. When we arrived at...
When I was young, I was told many truths about myself: "Your hair is so thick and curly -- it's not good hair. In fact, I've never seen such unmanageable hair!""Your lips are really huge. You need to keep that in mind when you start wearing...