by Kit | Jan 13, 2024 | Books & Reading, On Living, Think About these Things, Uncategorized
“We don’t turn to story to escape reality. We turn to story to navigate reality.” -Lisa Cron I hear people say, “I’m a mood reader.” I say this myself! I wonder if what we mean is that we gravitate toward books that speak to where we are at in...
by Kit | Sep 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
To tell it true, I’ve kinda had it up to here with all this sadness and disappointment. How about you? Ever feel like someone keeps sneaking along behind you, adding chunks of granite to your backpack? For me, it’s been one burden after another carried for my closest...
by Kit | Aug 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Feeling old lately? On a recent getaway to Big Bear Lake, California, I watch my grandkids explore creation. Wide-eyed, they touch, taste, listen, watch, ask. What’s this thing do, Nana? What’s that word mean? Everything is new to them, because they are new to the...
by Kit | Sep 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
Sure, when I think of 9/11 I remember the terror. But also the coming together. With our common enemy in view, we felt united with strangers, all of us facing the same shock and fears. We grieved and we rallied—as one. Maybe you noticed a similar phenomenon last year,...
by Kit | Aug 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
Life is not a Hallmark movie, and my friend Renee was never a huge fan anyway. Still, my joy became hers when we road-tripped across the Canadian border together last winter. She knew I’d love strolling through the merry little town of Fort Langley, BC, featured in...
by Kit | Apr 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
Timely Truth from a Parking Lot Penny Today I’m excited to feature a well-watered word from my friend Lee Ann Zanon. Lee Ann knows heartache and disillusionment. She understands the grief of having her identity, built for decades on external accomplishments,...
