by Jesua | Jun 5, 2021 | Blog
Last night I got to go out on a dinner date with one of my most beloved soul-sisters here in Ashland. We sat across from one another eating ceviche and avocado with chopsticks. No small feat! We compared notes and shared stories and laughed more than I’d...
by Jesua | May 19, 2021 | Featured Read, Blog
Recently I went through a challenging relational experience with someone I’d considered a dear friend, and it left my heart feeling raw and trampled. Isn’t it astonishing how each heartbreak we experience can bring to the surface every other unresolved betrayal,...
by Jesua | May 19, 2021 | Blog
That moment this morning, after a handful of hard, tender-hearted days, when my bright, shining sixteen-year old found me praying fervently at the altar, and swooped down beside me, whispering into my ear, “Have I told you lately Mama, how much I love and appreciate...
by Jesua | Mar 27, 2021 | Blog
“Help” is one of my most favorite prayers. When we can find our way to the voice that remembers how to ask for help, we are more than halfway home. How many times in the last couple of years have I found my way, just in time, back to the altar. Back to the simple...
by Jesua | Mar 12, 2021 | Blog
When I map my own path of self-love, I can see how much of it has been shaped from an honest willingness to see my addictive dance with self-loathing. Isn’t it amazing how the very source of our suffering– when faced directly– holds the key to our...
by Jesua | Mar 4, 2021 | Blog
At the top of my extremely short list of what I’ve absolutely loved about this global pandemic? My ritualized evening walks with my amazing son, Ezra Star.* Our walks have evolved this past year, alongside the seasons, and our rapidly evolving hearts. Last spring and...
