The Poetic Possibilities

{In my last post on faith, I received several very thoughtful comments — including one from Crumpet. She mentioned being an atheist and feeling like she regularly had to defend her choices. I am a United Methodist and sharing my faith is very new and pretty...

La Africa

Just goes to show you, you can take the girl out of Africa, but you can’t take Africa out of the girl. Look what I found one morning walking along the beach in Mexico? I was looking down, listening to a podcast and enjoying the crisp morning weather when voila!...

Sweet Friend

A friend passed away yesterday. She’d been sick for quite a while, but the end came quickly. Even though we’d watched her lose her hair, grow it back, lose it again, fight countless infections and battle what seemed like 1,000 hurdles, I woke up yesterday...

In Prayer

With several friends in the hospital, my thoughts are muddled. Here is to a peaceful, graceful and loving week for us all. ~K

In Spirit

What inspires you? Is it a color? A scent? Scene, food, person, artist, material? Depending on my mood, I am often inspired, or in spirit, thanks to a combination of these. This week, it’s been the weather, for one. Evening storms have been bombing the Valley...

Frida Friday

During the last year, I’ve been reading different books, listening to new podcasts and spending more time in prayer than ever before. In this time of reflection and exploration, I’ve decided there is no such thing as coincidence. When a great opportunity...