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 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
You’d think after five decades I’d know the signs. Emotional flatness. Lack of motivation. Feeling all peopled-out when I hadn’t been doing any peopling at all. Not to mention, I hadn’t shed a tear since . . . Well, since before coronavirus. BC....
by Kit | Sep 3, 2017 | On Downsizing, On Empty-Nesting, Think About these Things
We did it. We downsized. And if I just ignore the island of boxes where the coffee table ought to be, I like our charming new space. So why do I feel so profoundly sad? I took Marie Kondo’s advice and kept only the things that spark joy. Over there on the...
by Kit | Apr 23, 2017 | On Living, Think About these Things, Uncategorized
The only thing I was (consciously) grieving when I left town was that I’d forgotten my precious. My iPhone, that is. Don’t get me wrong; I relish being disconnected. But with five errands to run on a business day, in a town thirty minutes away? I...
by Kit | Dec 20, 2016 | Advent Reflections
Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. -Psalm 23:6 Before my dad lost his battle with lung cancer, he helped me memorize Psalm 23. The year I graduated from high school,...
