William and I have lived in our new “green” condo for nearly six months. I haven’t had it space-cleared or house-blessed yet (note to self: do that), but yesterday it was blessed inadvertently by the presence of a couple of friends.  Because I was swamped with details to tend to (mail, phone, errands, stuff), I…

This is Aspen. She is fifteen. I found her on a street corner in Kansas City when she was a skinny young stray, and she and my daughter have been inseparable ever since. It wasn’t an easy beginning. I was a frazzled single mom with an eleven-year-old, more house and yard than I knew what…

My husband commented a few days ago: “You’re always weird when you have a book coming out.” This month, I actually have two: Living a Charmed Life: Your Guide to Finding Magic in Every Moment of Every Day is going on sale this very day. In the middle of the May, The Love-Powered Diet: Eating for…

Here’s the second half of what I took from Joel Osteen’s message Saturday night in the brand new “house that Ruth built” (this one is the house that George built, the sportscasters are saying…). Anyhow, I was extremely taken with Osteen’s honest, direct, and life-affirming presentation. I am not myself an evangelical Christian. I grew…

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