Weekly Newsletters

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Dandelion blossom with leaves and a blue pot in the background

Spice of Life

Holding eleven week old babies. Holding one of the babies with a cat climbing over me. Phone chat with a friend and colleague, who happens to live in Germany.
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Brown and green drawing of esophagus and lungs

Taking Time to Breathe

I write this as I’m preparing to get in the car and head off again. Feeling a bit rushed, and a bit like there’s just not enough time.
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Brown and green drawing of esophagus and lungs

Taking Time to Breathe

I write this as I’m preparing to get in the car and head off again. Feeling a bit rushed, and a bit like there’s just not enough time.
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Glass shelves holding china and demitasse cups in a walnut cabinet

Sharing Memories

The tears tend to come easily and often shortly after some losses. Gradually, we find a new normal. But, we’re never quite the same. And every now and then, nostalgia creeps in, or stories get told, and the grief rises to the surface.
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An assortment of small sewing tools on blue felt

Small Things

Whether it’s the right tool, or the guidance of an expert, or patience as we struggle with new skills, seemingly small things can make a difference. And we don’t always know ahead of time which things will be significant.
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Set of doodle cakes on a white background.

Setting Priorities

Bottom line: i just don’t always like to choose. Sometimes because I can go either way. Sometimes because I want to have my cake and eat it too.
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Hands of a child and grandfather pressing pizza dough

In Person

My suggestion is to notice if you’re getting enough in-person connection. If not, look around for opportunities. If you are, enjoy—and maybe pay attention to folks you know who might need a bit more in-person connection.
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Baby sitting with heels on the ground looking at a pair of high heels

Heels on the Ground

According to one of my teachers, humans are the only animals that walk with heals on the ground. I guess that makes it right up there with the opposable thumb. Aside from being a point of trivia, it’s also a really important aspect of our anatomy
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Slowing Way Down

In the meantime, connecting with real people, in real time, in real life seems like the most important thing. Even when it’s mundane. Laundry, dishes, cooking, rocking. Mundane doesn’t mean it’s unimportant. It’s just part of life.
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Parsley hawthorn blossoms and leaves

Signs of Spring

We move along in life using our unique set of characteristics and abilities. We mostly don’t even have to think about how we do what we do. We just do it. When life shakes us up, some of the old skills and talents either stop working or don’t work under the new circumstances.
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Drawing of twin babies, one swaddled in blue and one in pink

Oh Babies!

Hanging out with newborns is a great way to slow down, do the basics, and pay attention to what’s important. In this case, to appreciate how precious life is. Other important things: diapers, laundry, food, sleep—and maybe a bit of humor.
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Cartoon of stork carrying twins—a boy and a girl

New Lives

Our middle kid gave birth to twins—a boy and a girl—on January 27, 2026. And I’m thinking nothing will ever be the same again.
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