a blessing

my heart, like a sea anemone closes up when it is touched (even softly) it soon reopens ready to be touched again and so it goes

Yesterday was Giovanna’s third birthday party. A friend commented, “There sure are a lot of swords around here for a house full of girls.” As you can see, not only does she have the swords, but she knows how to use them. I believe we are reclaiming our “sword” right now as women. The Divine…

The fruits of summer.. 

"bloom" for Illustration Friday This is my first submission for Illustration Friday. I’m excited to participate. I’ve been challenging myself to take pictures and sketch every day and it’s working! Even though my kids and I have been sick for a week, I’ve continued to keep creating. It’s really keeping me in a good space…

Something I discovered in therapy is that whenever I was trying to “protect” someone’s feelings, I was ultimately trying to protect myself, my OWN tender, little girl who felt scared of the reactions of others. It’s a bit like finding a little robin’s nest with eggs in tact. We want to save it and make…

One benefit of moving into a new home is waking up one morning to new little surprises in the garden like these lovely little flowers. I moved into a new home at the beginning of the summer and quickly planted many flowers, herbs and vegetables in the sad, overgrown flower beds. I had no idea…