let’s share what we learned in July

by | Jul 31, 2013 | what I know for sure

At the end of each month I like to share a few things I’ve learned. Sometimes it’s educational and informative but usually not. Usually I’ve discovered a quirk I didn’t know I had or a fascinating-to-me celebrity connection. It’s a mishmash of ordinary life stuff,...

what it really means to ‘do less and be more’

by | Jul 24, 2013 | breathe

When John came home from a walk with our friend Steve and told me that he (Steve) asked him, Are you willing to do less and be more? the question lingered with us for a long time. I even wrote about it in my first book. “The words stopped me in my dinner-making,...

free

by | Jul 18, 2013 | freedom, photography

He swings high and jumps off on three, sand flying when his feet land. He’s seven now, hair lightened from the sun. He runs across the playground to jump off something else. I walk to the swings, settle into the seat. They make them smaller now, you know....

together

by | Jul 16, 2013 | photography

Two play in the water while our third draws lines in the sand. The surprise rain sent the crowds away even though it left as quickly as it came. We remain with a few all-dayers and their puppies. The tide is out, the sun sets, and the wind plays in circles around my...