As tempting as it may be to avoid or distract ourselves from the pain or loss we feel, we compound our problems when we do so. Our stresses mount or become more complex.

My week has been a full one. Not busy, but full. How has your week felt to you? Here are some things that made my week a bit more interesting.

Courtney Carver has Project 333 - a challenge to reduce your wardrobe to 33 items of clothing for 3 months (basically a season) at a time. I love having a curated closet.

Are you learning something new currently? What is it? Feel free to share below in the comments section! But now, on to the share!

What if part of life really is about allowing for opportunities for moments of resonance for our children? And ourselves?

You have made it to Friday. For that, you are the winner! Yes. You. Are. And the prize is... some fun shares delivered from me to you.

One thing I have learned over the past while is that we grieve best when we are open to what we feel--when we give this guest called loss/grief-- a permanent room in our life--and when we can talk about and honor our loss in ways that feel meaningful to us.

Weekly favorites including: something to watch, something to listen to, and a simple pleasure.

A couple of years ago, I read the book, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work. It is written by John Gottman, who is one of the nation's leading researchers on the subject of marriage.

This past week, Salt Lake City suddenly remembered it was winter! We have snow, people! While it can be stressful to drive in, I do appreciate the simple and soothing beauty of a world of white. I love to watch the snow fall...especially when I am warm and cozy inside my home with no place to go.

“When I’m tempted to skip my morning routine or another form of self-care, I remind myself that I can better serve the people I love and the projects I care about when I start with me.” – Courtney Carver

I am feeling like slowing life down a bit the next few days. Anyone with me? Things have been wonderfully full around here. So exciting and brimming with life. But now, I am ready to cozy up with a book by the fire!

For many of us, our lives spread out before us from the moment our eyes float or jerk open each morning. But what if we were able to add just a bit of pleasure to the tasks at hand?

Hello again! Thank you for stopping by to see a few of the things that have been bringing me joy and meaning this week.

“Attention is the most basic form of love; through it we bless and are blessed.” -John Tarrant

I am excited to share a few of the things that have brought me JOY this week. This will be a recurring post each Friday. It is meant to be light but meaningful. Do let me know how you like them.

“The ordinary acts we practice every day at home are of more importance for the soul than their simplicity might suggest.” -Thomas Moore

In this episode Margi Dehlin shares an essay she recently wrote dealing with heartbreak, resilience, and intimacy entitled "Broken Open." The text of the poem is available below.

While it may take time to find and cultivate relationships that truly reflect us, it can be done. Do not lose heart if you feel alone. Give it time. You are worthy of good love.

"It may be when we no longer know what to do, that we have come to our real work, and that when we no longer know which way to go, we have begun our real journey." Wendell Berry