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Friday, January 29th, 2010Flowers were the passion of my grandmother Gummie, my father’s mother. I’ve written about Gummie a great deal—stories of our relationship and her contributions to my various little girl rites-of-passage as I was growing up. A walk with her around her big fenced-in yard in any season was not only a botanical education for me, [...]
Rites of Girlhood
Thursday, December 31st, 2009The lineage of women plays out in many ways during wedding celebrations. I’ve written a lot about flower girls (including my own experience as a four-year-old), sharing the tender rite-of-passage that the experience begins to unfold.
Being a flower girl for a wedding ceremony can be the first time that a little girl has a sense [...]
A Bestseller & More Thank You Gifts
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009I have happy news and a “sharing request.” My new book, The Bride’s Ritual Guide: Look Inside to Find Yourself, hit the Amazon Bestseller list the day it launched last week.
Thank you to everyone who supported the campaign….buying the book, sharing the news, sending lots of love!
However, there were several technical glitches on launch day [...]
New Book Release & Wedding Slippers
Monday, November 30th, 2009My new BOOK — The Bride’s Ritual Guide: Look Inside to Find Yourself — has just been released and is listed on Amazon.com!
Please SAVE THIS DATE: December 10th — that’s my “Amazon Best Seller” campaign day. (Buy a copy from Amazon that day, you’ll receive free Thank You gifts! Here’s a reminder link.)
With its invitation to [...]
“Gratitude is the Memory of the Heart”
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009“Gratitude is the memory of the heart,” a quote by Jean Baptiste Massieu, is one of my favorite expressions. It reminds me at those times when I’m pulled away from my center and judgmental or fearful thoughts come up, that that is not the real me. That’s just a thought and thoughts are not real. (They’re [...]
You Have What You Are Searching For
Friday, October 30th, 2009Something I read recently about love from writer Neale Donald Walsch caught my attention: “Love is not what you want, love is what you are.” The Conversations With God author thought it very important to not get these two confused because “if you think that love is what you want, you will go searching for [...]
The Nature of Love
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009I’ve been in Atlanta over the weekend to attend a friend’s wedding (an extra delight for me because I got to visit with special family members!) I always find that weddings are a good place to observe the nature of love. Not just with the couple about to wed, but amongst their family members and [...]
Back to the Mountains
Monday, October 19th, 2009I recently returned to these glorious western North Carolina mountains from an extended trip to Alabama to visit family — especially to meet my six-month-old great niece, Ina, named after my mother. Her father, my dear nephew Will, and his new beautiful family live in the old family home where I grew up. So a [...]
Family Storytellers
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009Storytelling seems to come naturally in my family. All of my siblings — inspired by a love of history, a curiosity in how people and things connect, a view of the world seen through the heart, and, some may say, the ability to embellish the truth with a mischievous sense of humor — come by [...]
Make Haste to Be Kind
Sunday, August 30th, 2009I’ve been thinking alot about “kindness” the last few days. No matter your politics, but if you tuned in at all to any of the coverage of Senator Edward Kennedy’s memorial services, you would have heard something like, “he was the most thoughtful and kind friend.” This from both Republican and Democratic colleagues as well as from family [...]
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