Starting From Scratch

Happy New Year. I’ve started over many times. New houses, new towns, new countries, new jobs… but has any of that prepared me for this new life without the person I’ve shared so many of those milestones with?  With the amazing love of my kids and our incredible friends, I can feel the hope of…

Perfection and Ravioli

Boy, what a year it’s been! We’ve all had things that challenged us, and if we’re lucky, we didn’t break. Cracked maybe, but like the Japanese art of kintsugi, our “gold-filled resin” will highlight our personal strengths, our forged bonds we’ve made with our neighbors. [Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery. If a…

The Many Roles We Play ~

Dear friends, the Pavloski family, recently lost a cherished member of their family; Dan and Kathy, I am sorry for your loss ~ respectfully copied from Kathy’s Facebook post: I AM A MILITARY WIFE  I am a military wife — a member of that sisterhood of women who have had the courage to watch their…