Feb 14, 2023 | 30 Days of Joy
Just this morning I came upon this post, which I shared in 2018. The message still resonated with me, and I hope your little heart won’t mind a revisit. Wishing you love in all its forms this Valentine’s Day. Valentine Gifts, Broken Hearts, and Being a...
Jan 30, 2023 | 30 Days of Joy
YOU KNOW I LOVE me some winter, so I don’t actually need to be “saved” from the winter blues. Still I’ve enjoyed the theme as it has been passed blogger to blogger across the internet. And so I thought I’d take a minute to consider All The Things bringing me joy right...
Jan 24, 2023 | 30 Days of Joy
THE FORECAST WAS for “wintry mix.” A slim chance of snow before 6am, but definitely rain, freezing rain, then rising temps and more rain. That’s not what happened. To my delight, when we woke up it was snowing and it was still snowing when, near the...
Jan 19, 2023 | 30 Days of Joy
I FIND SOMETHING so lovely in the use of “winter” as a verb. To me, “wintering” conjures a quiet, cozy, and fully necessary season in which we rest, rejuvenate, recharge. It also stands in stark contrast to the noun “winter,” which...
Jan 12, 2023 | 30 Days of Joy
I HAVE TO SAY 2022 was a pretty good reading year for me, with ten+ books sitting solidly at the top of a very sturdy stack. These reads I relished and heartily recommend, particularly for tastes that align with mine: accessible literary fiction (I read with a pencil...
Jan 6, 2023 | 30 Days of Joy
(Thanks to my friend, the amazing photographer Julie Williams Dixon, for this photo of me taken at our Wise Women— aka high school friends—gathering in April. “Nurturing friendships” deserves a place at the top of this list every year.) HOW GRATIFYING it...
