I’m sharing some thoughts at The Glorious Table today. Join me? I planted my first garden this year. It’s just a tiny plot, a four-foot-by-four-foot raised bed. There’s a tomato plant in the center, surrounded by peppers, summer squash, a watermelon (which I pray won’t blossom until the vine gets long enough that it extends past the bed), a green […]
I’m at The Glorious Table today talking about what it really means to live like it might be the last day of your life. Join me? There’s a song by Jason Gray that goes, I wanna live like there’s no tomorrow Love like I’m on borrowed time It’s good to be alive, yeah The first line of the chorus, above, reminds […]
I turned 41 this past weekend, and it was timely in that I’ve been reflecting a lot lately on everything that has transpired since I turned 40 and what I’ve learned from it all. The main thing, of course, is that I had another baby, so I’ve been living in that parent-with-two-children discovery zone wherein you keep marveling at all […]
“So what are we doing today?” asked the stylist. Her name was Sarah (a positive thing for me – I’ve never met a Sarah or a Sara I didn’t like). I’d found her on Yelp, where her five star reviews and close proximity to my house stood out among the masses. “Welllll,” I said, cringing but deciding it was best […]
In two weeks, I’m turning 35. 35. I don’t feel 35, but then, I guess I really have no idea what 35 ought to feel like. It feels a little crazy if I think about it too hard, a little bit dizzying, like three glasses of Prosecco on an empty stomach or too many rides on the Top Thrill Dragster. […]
