Origin Mapping
Are you feeling lost, adrift, unsure of your purpose? Do you have a sense there is more to life than your current... Read More
Front Porch Dreaming
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“Sitting on the front porch on a summer afternoon…” sings Dolly Parton in My Tennessee Mountain Home. Lately, I haven’t been able... Read More
Wide Open Spaces
This weekend I sat at the top of a hill, looking out over the vast Iowa farmland and marveled – the beauty... Read More
A Lindbergh Letter
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Today I came across a letter from the past – written 90 years ago – perhaps one of my favorite possessions. It’s... Read More
Origin Story
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Conversations in our house often revolve around the strengths and powers of superheroes – it is part of daily life with a... Read More
Take the trip
This is not the trip you are dreaming of – a tropical location with frozen cocktails. Rather, this is about taking the... Read More
The Red Tent – a story of connection and strength
I first discovered The Red Tent, or as is often the case with books, it found me, as a twenty-something newlywed. I... Read More
Gifts from the Past
I am drawn to the past. I can’t fully explain why, but I’ve always had an interest in history – especially that... Read More
Family History – connections to the past
“To Forget one’s ancestors is to be a brook without a source, a tree without a root.” – Chinese proverb I... Read More