Standing at the Threshold: Looking Back on 2025, Looking Ahead to 2026

This year didn’t unfold the way I imagined, but it taught me more than I expected.2025 was a year of change, patience, and learning how to live in between what was and what’s next. I find that the final days of a year always invites reflection. The world does not slow down. The dishes still... Continue Reading →

Advent Lessons from a Half-Finished Home

It's Monday. Monday morning. In December. With her early darkness and her calling to me to slow down. That kind of December energy invites us into a different kind of noticing. Noticing the cold, and the crunch of the snow as I walk the dog. Noticing the way the kids throw themselves into the snow... Continue Reading →

September: The Real New Year

It is hard to explain why, though I am certain many others can relate, but there’s something about September that has always felt more like a new year to me than January ever could. Maybe it’s because I have spent so many years of my life driven by the school calendar. Maybe it’s the shift... Continue Reading →

Holding On and Letting Go: The In-Between of the Last Days of Summer

The days are stretching just a little shorter now. The air, though still warm (and some days, oppressively hot), carries that subtle whisper of change. Summer is winding down, and with it comes a swirl of emotions. In our home, we are living right at the edge of endings and beginnings. The renovations around us... Continue Reading →

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