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I heard this lovely story on NPR this morning. And, so I went digging to find out more about the series it comes from. I’m into reading about, and celebrating, the creation of one’s own …

ShareI know I spend a lot of time on my computer, but every now and then I force myself to just stop and look around.
I have a spot, too.
It’s in the corner of …

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Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself.
But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires:
To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the …

ShareSnow and ice fell on Nashville Friday, blanketing the city and surrounds with a glorious — if treacherous — icy white.
We haven’t left our house in four days.
Today included.
So, time that would have been mostly …

ShareSometimes instead of traditional prayers, I pray poems. One of them, en particular, me encanta and it’s became a go-to for times during which my life feels in disrepair. It’s titled “Festival of …

ShareThere’s something terrifying about tormentas, something that as a child sent me hiding into my closet, clutching my osito.
But as I’ve grown up, I’ve also grown to love the way the air smells before a …

ShareIn the past week, I have been to the hospital three separate times- twice for my older daughter, once for myself; all for things that ultimately ended well, gracias a Dios- and been in the …

ShareAs a mami, I’ve heard the expression that “little eyes are always watching” more than once.  Meaning that, even if my kids are not prestándome ni un poquito de atención, they are still watching what …

ShareBack when I used to do a meditation class, we’d end sessions with the instructor leading us through a guided visualization.  Esos últimos diez minutos of class, where I’d get to lay on my mat and …

ShareJosé Martí (se dice) dijo “Hay tres cosas que cada persona debería hacer durante su vida: plantar un árbol, tener un hijo y escribir un libro.”  Plant a tree.  Become a parent.  Write a book. …