Jun
25
Stoking a Summer Slow Down
In Real Life
It's already past the solstice, and for those living in the northern latitudes, the longest
6 min read
The Joy Diaries
Monthly Newsletter
May
31
The Hundred Days of May are Over, Let's Take a Bow
I say this with feeling, we made it through May!
Educators, parents, and students, if you are reading this post,
2 min read
Apr
20
If Not For Joy-
What Are We Here For?
Is Joy a choice? Or is it a reward for the pain we endure? In
5 min read
Feb
23
You Make the Best of What's Still Around...
When the World is Running Down
I don't know about you, but I have found that much of
4 min read
Jan
11
Of Fires and Fathers
LA is still consumed by fires, both massive and minor. The magnitude is immense, and the pressure of grief and loss weighs heavily on all of us– citizens of Los Angeles
4 min read
Dec
22
Wintering Up
I am all up in the cozy right now, and it does not matter that it has been a sunny
3 min read
Nov
24
Who is at the Table?
Whoever you invite to your table, imagine how they arrived, the immense journey that all the ancestors took.
2 min read
Oct
20
H(a)unting for Joy in all the Usual Places
How have you been? It's already mid-October, and the holiday haze is descending on us. It isn'
3 min read
Sep
22
Let's Start at the Very Beginning
Musing about Beginnings: I am sure there are loads of theological articles on what season of the year Adam and Eve awoke in the Garden and plucked the apple from the Tree.
3 min read
Aug
25
What To Do When You Are Not Ready
The new school year threw open its doors a week ago and I am not ready.
3 min read