Chaos And The Peace of God

Hard to believe that just one week ago, my brave friend Trish, Molly, and I hopped into my car and set-off for Nashville. 3 days and 2,100 miles later we arrived a little delirious but no worse for the wear. Monday brought my first day at Food for the Hungry. Meeting a contractor at my […]

A Beautiful Whirlwind

One week from today {if everything goes according to our very ambitious cross-country road trip plan}, Trish Davis, the pup and I will be pulling into Nashville. I still can not believe that this move is on the horizon and getting a little bit closer each day. The last couple of weeks have been a […]

7 Clues I Never Fully Adapted To Orange County

While I have embraced the word “dude “{because dude just works}, complained about being “freezing” when the temperature was well above 50 degrees Fahrenheit, and added a ”the” before mentioning an interstate, still I am not sure I ever fully adapted to Orange County lifestyle. Here are seven clues: 1. I never took my dog […]

The Bridge Between Two Lands

As I prepare to embark on another cross-country move, I am struck with how solitary, lonely if I dare say it,  journeys can be. It is strange, and a little ironic, because past, present and future days are overflowing with friends and family. But yet crossing the bridge from the land of sun, surf and […]

11 Learnings From 2011

I know. I know. I am a little early to the party with this one. But inspiration struck as I drove home tonight, and since inspiration has been MIA lately I thought we’d take it and run with it. Here we go. 11 lessons that I learned, a few the hard way, in 2011: 1. ‘Cold’ […]

Reunited And It Feels So Good

On Wednesday, I went to John Wayne International Airport and picked up my dog, Molly, at the baggage claim. {If you haven’t been following along, my sweet Molls has been staying with my parents for the last couple of months while I got things situated in California. And I was REALLY missing her.} After more […]

It’s Hard

My friends Justin and Trisha Davis asked if I would be willing to guest post on their blog. I happily obliged because I adore the Davises and there aren’t many things I wouldn’t do for them. But it has been a little difficult to find the discipline to get the post written. Why?  Well, because […]

Liminal Space

Lately I have been oddly intrigued by the idea of liminal space. Liminal space is a place where boundaries dissolve and we stand on a threshold, getting ourselves ready to move across the limits of what we were into what we are to becoming. It seems like there should be a finite moment between here and […]

What Remains

As I spent time over-analyzing myself earlier today {too bad I can’t figure out how to make a career out of self-analysis…I’d be rich}, I realized that I am in the midst of a mini identity crisis. With so much new, and so little old, I am struggling to pinpoint who I am, what I […]