Few things make me feel alive like creating something. As a storyteller across mixed mediums – writer, artist, musician, entrepreneur – the energy of causing something new to exist is so fulfilling. Even when I felt like I’d lost my…
Few things make me feel alive like creating something. As a storyteller across mixed mediums – writer, artist, musician, entrepreneur – the energy of causing something new to exist is so fulfilling. Even when I felt like I’d lost my…
I’m an advocate for comfort food and breakfast, and I consider muffins both. My penchant for baking came from my Mom who had a diversified portfolio of flavorful goodies. Bran, blueberry and morning glorious muffins frequented her baking rotation. She’d…
Providing a clean home is much easier today than a non-toxic one. Many of the cleaning products we use in our homes clearly state that they are “hazardous to humans and domestic animals.” Environmental experts say that the “average household…
I had never been in the room when someone died. Not only was I there, but my hands were on my Mother when, nine years ago tomorrow, she died. On Hospice, it happened in the living room of my parents’…
It’s been a few weeks since those New Year’s Resolutions began, and while I didn’t make any, I thought I’d check in with you. According to one survey about Americans that make New Year’s resolutions, the most common ones are: …
After years of trial and error, these are my best hacks, tips, and tricks for setting up a creative and organized home office
One of my spiritual guides, St. Francis, continues to school me in this important life lesson: Perfect joy. St. Francis and I have gotten to know each other well over the past few decades. I attended a Franciscan school, have…
I remember as a little girl the sweet smell of my Mom’s Zucchini Bread wafting throughout the house. It was moist and delicious. Chocolate Zucchini Bread, one of her specialties, tasted like a big, moist brownie. As you can imagine…
There are many moments that I shared with my Mother that I cherish, and then there were moments that have changed me. I first wrote this piece that Verily magazine just published back in 2012. Part of my grieving process a year after…
One of my top 10 favorite books and a spiritual reading staple from college, is “I Believe in Love” by Père Jean du Couer de Jésus D’Elbee (leave it to the religious and Mexicans to have seven names, LOL!) Compiled…
