lazy summer love

lazy summer love

 Oh, hello summer. Can’t thank you enough for making me feel sooooo lazy – a feeling I absolutely treasure when it comes around to visit (which, sadly, is not often enough). You, dear lazy summer, have been so helpful in making sure I have some...
my heart belongs to…

my heart belongs to…

oh, man. when he crawls over and climbs on my legs and says “up” which currently sounds like “mup”, or reaches over from his chair and tugs on my shirt. or when he responds to my soothing. or when he gives his kisses. or when he comes furiously...
what if we let it all the way in?

what if we let it all the way in?

(new print, available here) What if we didn’t push it away? What if we believed we were worthy of its grace? What if we let it through the impossible brokenness, and into the wide open space of receiving? What if we trusted its vulnerability as pure strength?...
here.

here.

 (butterfly shaped leaf, found on my neighbood sidewalk) I’m not sure if it’s being a new mama or witnessing new life, both within myself or in baby True, or the poetic beauty of this recent find, but my hearts feels so wide open lately to how...
powerful

powerful

My friend Ali posted this video last week and I want to repost it here so as many people can see it as possible. As many of you know, melanoma gave John and I the scare of our lives and it changed everything for us so early in our marriage and time together. We are...
some one is 37 yrs young today…

some one is 37 yrs young today…

happy birthday to my favorite 37 years young blond curly haired beard growing surfing papa husband who i love more and more everyday of the 13 years we’ve made our adventurous way together, while making mistakes, while having the time of our lives, while holding...
japan, our breath, our lives.

japan, our breath, our lives.

like all of us, i’m having a really difficult time processing the devastation in japan. last nite as i was watching the coverage, i could barely hold it together. john came home with taco bell to find me on the couch sobbing. in that moment i was imagining baby...