• My View of the Heart Pasture

    Your time is valuable so thank you for spending it with me. As promised I will share 3 things:  an idiom, a recommendation, and an under 2 minute tale. “Something to crow about” means you’ve got exciting news to share. It comes from a loud rooster in the morning announcing the day or any old… →

  • Goodbye Summer

    It feels like now is the right time to finally write this piece. The beginning of September marks the end of summer, meteorologically speaking. If you’re a child returning to school it’s the end of vacation. Astronomically, the end of summer falls on September 22, leading us into the autumnal equinox. All that to say,… →

  • Are you a Plotter or a Pantser for the holidays?

    It’s that time of year again.  You may think I am referring to the four inches of snow outside, the frozen ice buckets in the barn, and the gas fireplace emitting warmth without a sound of a crackle. You have to love Virginia; we go from 58 one week and in the teens the next.… →

  • Happy International Women’s Day!

    I want to kick off Women’s History Month by sharing with my readers the piece I wrote last year focusing on the impact of gathering with other women. At the time I wrote it I was coming off of two special getaways with friends. Then later in that same year I wrote about traveling with… →