MY PREGNANT PILGRIMAGE #5 May 1, 2012 So it is official. In two weeks I leave for Spain. I like to imagine that I have continued to feel calm and collected in the face of final preparations for the Camino de Santiago. I imagine: • That I have not felt nervous about how my pregnant body will feel …
APRIL 20, 2012 / MY PREGNANT PILGRIMAGE #4 I was sitting in my prenatal class last weekend when the instructor decided to mix things up. Instead of asking us to go around the room and say our names and how many weeks we were, she asked us to each answer the same question. What am I moving towards? …
April 13, 2012 / My Pregnant pilgrimage #3 Things are in flux. I’m in the middle of a home renovation, less than 2 months away from my departure to Spain (!), and well into my second trimester. Life these days feels not a little chaotic. So many changes are afoot. We’ve got holes in our walls …
For those who didn’t see the announcement on our instagram feed, I wanted to share the delightful news that our sweet baby has arrived safely and soundly to the world. Iggy (Ignatius Alexander) is sleeping on my chest as I type and my heart is full. He is nearly 2 weeks old and is proving …
April 6, 2012 / My Pregnant Pilgrimage #2 In mid-May, I’ll be heading to northern Spain to embark on the Camino de Santiago, a pilgrimage route that has been travelled for thousands of years by the lost, the hopeful, the miracle-seekers, the penitent. A dear friend Aimee will be walking the 500 mile route with …
September 14, 2012 / My Pregnant Pilgrimage #1 It’s funny, in these last several weeks of pregnancy I haven’t had the impulse to write. Well maybe that’s actually not funny funny. But it is something that I’ve noticed. Picture this: You are sitting in your house or your favorite cafe or your office. You are sitting in …
Today marks the start of a break I’m choosing to create for myself. 40 days of letting go and letting rest. I am choosing a quiet and unplugged space in which I can welcome the newest member of our family tribe. Our whole crew is so looking forward to this special time and as hard …
We are all writing the stories of our own lives. What is questionable is whether or not we are conscious of it. It is so easy to get into the mindset that our lives are happening to us, but owning that we get to decide how to respond and what to do next is incredibly …
I wanted to mix things up this week and share a short video with you. This video was filmed nearly 3 years ago, but my conviction shared here has only deepened. If you are curious to learn more about the there is nothing stopping you mindset, check out the podcast I dedicated to this topic last month. You …
