Shaking Off the Shoulds

The notes I handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes — ah, that is where the art resides.
~ Artur Schnabel

I opened the kitchen curtains this morning to an eerie brightness and snow falling silently outside.
My kids’ delight in the snow is not contagious. After I packed them off to school, [...]

And the Angels Sang

Cradling a coffee to my lips like a prayer in a begging bowl, I sat alone, half hidden behind a pillar and a potted palm. The owner of the hotel, a friend, kept throwing me reassuring glances. The lights on the huge Christmas tree twinkled and raucous laughter and the smell of beer drifted in [...]

The Christmas Book

I’m sitting at my kitchen table, an oasis of calm and clear space surrounded by the entire contents of the living room bookshelves. Books, picture frames, CD’s, DVD’s and ornaments are piled up in teetering plastic storage boxes topped with potted plants and lampshades. We’ve cleared out the living room to lay a new wooden [...]

Berries and Birds

There’s lessons everywhere if we just look. But an overgrown garden – avoided recently and looking very neglected – seems an unlikely place for anything but hard work. Join Janice as she works through her overwhelm and discovers a miracle…

My Kitchen Table

Is your kitchen table the heart of your home? Our new author, Janice Hunter, warmly welcomes us to her kitchen table with beautiful tales of love, growth, loss and giggles…