Mothering and Allowing

Mothering and Allowing

I was guided recently to relax into another aspect of the Sacred Feminine…Allowing.  This feels akin to “going with the flow”, or the term “surrender” to me.  And while I totally get the concept in some areas of my life, I find it...
Great Mother Says NO

Great Mother Says NO

The shootings in Tucson have prompted yet another level of waking up in my consciousness.  I watch how others respond…the people in my circle are mortified, appalled, even speechless at the violent act as well as the plan of protesters at the funeral of 9-year-old...
A Wish for My Children

A Wish for My Children

A Wish for My Children On this doorstep I stand year after year And watch you leaving and think: May you not skin your knees. May you not catch your fingers in car doors May your hearts not break. May tide and weather wait for your coming and may you grow strong to...
Glorious Debris

Glorious Debris

I’ve been making intentional collages for over 20 years.  (Collage, of course, is an art technique named from the French, in which one brings together disparate parts to create something new.)  I did as a kid, but I started in earnest in my first year teaching...

My Jess

Today my first born turns 16.   I naturally ruminate on the events that led up to this day, the anniversary of his birth.  It was a hard day that revealed a lot about both of our most basic traits.  My pregnancy was flawless…I LOVED being pregnant.  I felt powerful...