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Thursday, March 11th, 2010I’d like to introduce you to my friend Dona Marie Duke of WeddingBod.com, creator of the Wedding Workout and Couple/Partner Stretch exercise regimens. I love her work because she combines “fitness” for your body, mind and spirit!
Dona’s passion is producing fitness programs and workouts — using her background in Yoga, Pilates, Reike, and belly-dancing — [...]
Things Are Seldom As They Seem
Thursday, February 25th, 2010I recently saw the movie The Young Victoria — starring the delightful Emily Blunt. The “wonderful to look at” film focused on the petite, high-spirited, passionate young woman who became Queen of England as a teenager in the early 19th century and her arranged marriage that became a legendary love affair.
“Wasn’t she actually a chubby, [...]
“Celebrating Love” Continues
Friday, February 19th, 2010Did someone you know become engaged on Valentine’s Day? (Or perhaps is “on the verge”…?) All during the month of February, we will continue CELEBRATING LOVE with a Special Offer!
Order a copy of my book, “The Bride’s Ritual Guide: Look Inside to Find Yourself” from Weddings of Grace, and receive 3 Gifts! The book and [...]
Thanks!
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010Thanks to all who supported the kick-off to my booksigning “tour” this past week for my new book, ”The Bride’s Ritual Guide: Look Inside to Find Yourself“! I’m setting up new cities and dates now — and will keep you posted via Facebook and Twitter….join me there!
In case you haven’t heard, the book made the Amazon [...]
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 [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
New Dress Redux!
Thursday, September 10th, 2009The other day as I was sitting on my porch in the North Carolina mountains (I’m nestled between the Blue Ridge and the Smokies) enjoying a late afternoon thundershower, I had a memory flash! An image popped into my mind’s eye of a favorite new “back to school” dress I had as a little girl (worn with embarrassingly [...]
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