The Simple Prayer of “Please Use Me”

The Simple Prayer of “Please Use Me”

One of the great gifts of times like these—when I’m faced with the vulnerable ache of uncertainty, my heart softly swollen in unknowing—is that it inspires me to approach the Mystery empty-handed, my earnestness completely exposed. After the children are asleep in...
What Remains Unscathed

What Remains Unscathed

  I just got back home last night from an incredible healing reunion with Harbin Hotsprings. Wow. What an absolute gift it was to be there again, 3 ½ years after the unforgettable Valley Fire tore through the lands, devastating and demolishing our sacred...
Conception Curiosity~ A Love Story

Conception Curiosity~ A Love Story

One day, as I was driving Ezra up to Mt. Ashland for an afternoon of snowboarding with his friends, a most astonishing conversation arose between us.  We were slowly winding our way up the mountain, oohing and aahing together at the glorious sight of fresh powder...
Love Wins~ A Rejection Story

Love Wins~ A Rejection Story

It was 8:10 am on Thursday morning, and I was literally on my way out the door taking the kids to school, when I got a text from my beloved editor, letting me know that our first choice publisher had declined on taking on my debut book, “Holy Messy Love.” I stopped in...
The Potent Gem of “I Love Myself”

The Potent Gem of “I Love Myself”

“I Love Myself” One night before bedtime, a couple years ago, my kids and I were communing in our hot tub under the starlight and moonshine, relaxed and open-hearted together. In that shimmering warmth of connection, I found myself saying to them, “I want to share...
Heartbroken Love

Heartbroken Love

Today, on my 45th birthday, I’m reckoning with a broken heart. And I’m equally poised, alive IN love and FOR love, like never before. It’s been an intensely challenging year—personally, in my family, collectively and globally. For me personally, I have found it...