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Ginger Cookies | A Story of Letting Go
I look forward to this season every year, when the home twinkles and the hearth glows, when the kitchen smells of spices and baked goods or a simmering pot on the stove, when the children
a cozy friendsgiving
Few things make my heart swell more with gratitude than when people I love gather around our table, especially when it is glowing with beeswax candles rolled by our children and smothered with fresh greenery
a letter to my children | summer portraits weeks 26 – 35
Dearest children, We are now several weeks into our school year and have been reading oodles of fables together lately, samples from the more familiar Aesop’s Fables to India’s Jataka Tales to West African Folklore, and while the characters and
practicing the sabbath and learning to rest
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. — Ecclesiastes 3:1 After our trip alone to Taos this summer, my husband and I realized we needed more boundaries between
on endurance of heart
“So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit We’re nearing the final days of May, a little shocking for me since this month has been so atypically cool and
The Frio river
Last weekend our family traveled several hours west to spend a few days with friends near the Frio River. I always love visiting that place. Tucked away from cell phone service and internet access, it
simplifying home | nurturing the family table
Cooking is both simpler and more necessary than we imagine. It has in recent years come to seem a complication to juggle against other complications, instead of what it can be—a clear path through them.
Happy New Year!
For years, my sister and I have talked about having a fancy party with our kids on New Year’s Eve, but each year something happens–sickness, travel, or life–and the evening comes and goes just the
O Christmas Tree
This time of year always feels concentrated and rich, like a dark chocolate truffle–something special meant to be taken in slowly. Like so many of you, we are busy, busy this month, and I’m trying