The Seed & The Soul | Not I, A Gardener?

Ahh…the moment you have that one great idea. I should start a garden, on my patio. My 8 x 10 back patio in Maryland, that is. I’m sure we’ve all had those moments when a “great” idea kept coming to you and appeared a lot less complex in theory, than in the actual execution. Well,…

I’ve Got This – Day 15

The Lord continues to give me those pockets of sunshine that I prayed for a few days ago. Whenever I start to feel overwhelmed, inadequate, insecure, or afraid (when you think about it, it’s all just rooted in fear anyway), He reminds me in some way that I’ve got this! Like this evening, after our…

Southern Hospitality – Day 11

I’m thankful for the southern hospitality that I’ve received since I’ve been here. I was invited to a family BBQ today in Millington, Tennessee. I was welcomed with open arms. The food was amazing, of course! (I tend to talk a lot about food I’m noticing.) I got to sit outside in the back and…

The Quilt Project

Day 7 and Day 9 When I was around 10 years old, my mom, an English as a second language teacher, headed up a Holocaust Quilt Project. Looking back, my perspective and my mom’s perspective of the project, at the time were very different. I remember glimpses of what was going on. The parts I…

Namaka

Day 5 Over the last month Jay, my husband, has been working on the images for his leg sleeve. One of the primary images is going to be a mural of me. In preparing that image and what we want it to look like, I told him I wanted to be a “warrior, goddess, mermaid…