It is still dark as I type these words, though I’ve been awake for hours on this snow-hushed morning of…
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hearth & home
So much of our lives are spent tending, cleaning, cooking, nurturing. Finding the sacred in the everyday turns out to be a path not only to mindfulness, but to contentment as well. Here are some favorite recipes, a few homemaking ah-has, and reflections on the quiet pleasures of ordinary days. Read more about what Hearth & Home means to me, or browse the archive below.
Things I love: timeless books
I set out this morning to write about a few of my favorite things, beloved treasures I’m pleased to own…
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A duet with a friend — and some good winter soup
I practiced a visualization all through last winter, one I returned to again and again as I sat alone writing…
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Blessings
What happens when we begin to count them? The day becomes a poem, the list a prayer, life itself a…
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Thanksgiving
Tomorrow night, for the first time in months, both our boys will be home, everyone sleeping in their own beds…
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“Happier at Home” — one for me, one for you
For the last eighteen years, September in our family has meant a shift: from open-ended summer hours to school schedules….
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