• Embrace the Season You Are In

    I still remember a winter a few years back. I didn’t want another snowstorm. I normally don’t mind winter in New England and cozy days at home by the fire. But this was different. Teasers of sunny days and lighter jackets had pushed me into spring mode, and I was ready to embrace it. But

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  • 2 Steps to Gratitude (A Photo Challenge)

    It’s a busy week. Thanksgiving. Things to cook, house to clean, travel arrangements, people. Busy. But what if we stopped for just a minute? We can turn our heart around with just one choice, one click of the shutter. I love the lofty ideas of listing our blessings by the thousand, the picture perfect circle around

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  • How to Be Grateful (When It Feels Really Hard)

    #30daysofgratitude #thankful #1000gifts It all sounds great, right? It’s easy to want to be grateful. But what about when her house looks so much better than yours? Or when you see the pictures from that other family’s fantastic tropical vacation? Or when she has that great new designer bag and yours is from Walmart? Or maybe it’s even harder. A sick

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