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Letting Go… Again
I discovered mold in my home last week, at first forcing me to let go of some things. But then I had a choice of what to keep and what to release. And choice is hard.
When Your Face Feels Like Home
I spent most of my life not feeling comfortable with how I look. The currently popular #10YearChallenge is helping me appreciate my face and find a sense of home in it.
Home is Inside You
Over the years, when I talk about my work researching the psychology of home, inevitably someone will say, “Home is inside you.” Yes, I smile. This is true. It took many years for me to experience this truth. One can know something intellectually but… Continue Reading “Home is Inside You”
When A Gift Brings Us Home
The best gifts are those that transcend a holiday. These are the ones that make us feel seen, heard, known, and celebrated.
When Faith Brings Us Home
A few days before my mom died, she told me, “I’m dying. It’s okay, I’ve seen that it is all okay.” My mother was going home.
Harry Potter, Little Women, and Lady Bird
What do Harry Potter, Little Women, and Lady Bird have in common? They all have interesting representations of Mom. The nurturing, baking cookies,always there with a hug kind of mom.
The History of the U.S. and Home
Today we recognize the 574 tribes of Native Americans in the U.S. today and the millions who were here when we took their homes.
Potato Soup
Chewing has become exhausting. I wish I had understood that decades ago when I made soup for my father.
When Place is a Verb
Thomas Rhett has a new song out where he says, “It sure is good to be country again.” I’m struggling to understand what that means. What does it mean to be a place?
Before & After We Marry, Part 1
After a wedding, you are never really the same. Once we marry, a part of us is gone forever. Even as we embrace our new joined lives with joy, we need to honor what we leave behind.
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