Unearthing a New Zealand Treasure
This was truly THE most satisfying, and healthy thing I had ever consumed. It’s as though I could taste the earth in its most primitive and natural form. I realized...
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Finding "Home" in the Kitchen
Food has always been an expression of love in my family. We’re all great cooks, so making food for each other is a testament to time, effort, and care. It...
Living in Anticipation
She stood at the edge of the pool. Pink painted toes wiggling as she raised her heels. Striving so hard to balance her energy, of waiting in obedience,...
A New Chapter Begins
A new chapter begins with the turn of a page. The story of your life continues to unfold one line at a time. But maybe it’s the space between the...
The French Misconnection
When I was seventeen, I traveled by myself internationally for the first time, flying to meet my family in Venice, Italy. I was overwhelmed as soon as I stepped off...
Why Transitions Matter
Transitions. The moments in our lives between one thing and the next. Drive by the same gas station on the way to an important meeting. Wait in line to use...
Bloom Where You're Planted
It was hot and humid as my knees were in the dirt, my back aching from pulling weeds. We were living in a new place, and as in all seasons...
Forty Foot Cliffs, Ireland
The Martello towers in Ireland are small defensive forts built by the British in response to a threatened invasion by Napoleon Bonaparte at the beginning of the 19th century. Of...
An unlikely guide: Hermes of Crete
An unlikely guide: Hermes of Crete