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Category: On the Topic of Home
Going Home
Sometimes going home is wonderful. Other times, not so much. Each going home is filled with expectation and hope. If our visit is good, home burrows further into our hearts and psyches. And if it is not, home loosens its grip.
Imprints of Home: Fragments We Carry, Wherever We Are
Why does one place feel like home and another place, while beautiful or lovely in many ways, does not? How is it that I don’t care much for Tuscany, when it is so well-renowned for its beauty? To put it simply (very simply), places… Continue Reading “Imprints of Home: Fragments We Carry, Wherever We Are”
America & Home: The Greenwood Massacre
If you don’t know the history of the Greenwood massacre, you’re not alone. But it’s time that you do.
What No One Talks About – Bathrooms and more
We all wrestle with anxieties, fears, and insecurities but we don’t talk about these things. Just like we don’t talk about poop, unless we’re joking.
Thoughts on Mom from Terry Tempest Williams
I can write and talk about Mom at length on any other day, but on this day, I don’t know what to say. So I give you the words of Terry Tempest Williams.
The Women Who Came Before Us
The old women we know as grandmothers, great aunts, and elderly neighbors were once young. And they have stories to tell, if we will listen.
The Landscape of Home
The landscape of our childhood is imprinted on our psyches and stored in our bodies. The places where we played will always be home.
In Memory of Dining Room Tables
Dining tables are more than surfaces for eating. They are vessels for living. They hold us together as families. They represent nourishment, community, and possibility.
Sweet Home Chicago
Our hometown is always part of us, even when we move away, even if it no longer feels like home. It is almost part of our genetic history. We come from this family. We are part of this tribe.
Transformational Travel
Transformational Travel, otherwise known as: My Hero Journey While Traveling in Italy and How I Found My Way Home.
White Lutheran Memories of Racism in the 1930’s Midwest
My mom was certainly a product of the time and the place in which she was raised. But she wasn’t restrained by it. By the 1970’s she was a vocal advocate against racism. Prejudices run deep, but then CAN be overcome.
Honor the Material
A new friend recently gifted me with the book, Between Silence and Light: Spirit in the Architecture of Louis I. Kahn, by John Lobell. I vaguely knew about Kahn. He is the subject of the 2003 documentary, My Architect, and he designed the Kimball… Continue Reading “Honor the Material”
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