Dec 3, 2022 | 30 Days of Joy
Our Christmas tree this year is a wild one, harvested from our western NC mountain property. This is a decision one makes knowing charm rather than perfection is the order of the day. We’re a-okay with this, Tim and I, in theory. But then you start to decorate...
Dec 1, 2022 | 30 Days of Joy
We woke up this morning to an early dark, punctuated by lightning and its accompanying distant thunder. I heard the rain; the rat-a-tat as it hit the roof felt cozy, delicious. I rolled to my side, pulled the covers to my chin and just as I did, Tim got up and made...
Nov 28, 2022 | 30 Days of Joy
Way back in 2011, the writer and pastor Winn Collier offered an invitation to join him in looking for light during Advent. I loved the idea, and I accepted the challenge, and the exercise so richly deepened my experience of the holy season I have continued it every...
Nov 25, 2022 | 30 Days of Joy
We had literally cooked all day, this being rather a joy in my mountain kitchen, the giant picture windows providing a grand view of the Black Mountains even as I chopped and stirred and whisked. Thanksgiving dinner was to be served 6:30ish, giving plenty of time for...
Nov 23, 2022 | 30 Days of Joy
And just like that, this bit of beauty came into my life and reminded me: Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance. Eckhart Tolle It’s true. Of course it’s true, and as I make my way through the day on...
