I have really been making an effort to improve my health and wellness over the last few months and as part of this effort I have been walking. Fellow Champagne Girl, Beth, and I walk about 3 miles (sometimes more) almost daily. We call it “walking our crazy out.” It…

I sat in silence most of today. That is unusual for me. Before my 21 day fast from, well — everything (basically), I had to have NOISE everywhere. I could not abide silence. At all. But, that has changed now. It is one of the many things that has changed…

“Pity me that the heart is slow to learn What the swift mind beholds at every turn.” ― Edna St. Vincent Millay, The Harp-Weaver and Other Poems

Acrylic, watercolor, gold leaf on textured background 8x8 “Long ago, men went to sea, and women waited for them, standing on the edge of the water, scanning the horizon for the tiny ship. Now I wait for Henry. He vanishes unwillingly, without warning. I wait for him. Each moment that I wait feels like a year, an eternity. Each moment is as slow and transparent as glass. Through each moment I can see infinite moments lined up, waiting. Why has he gone where I cannot follow.” — Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler’s Wife

I realized God was calling me out for having been bitter and calling me to stay constant in HOPE with Him I have been purposefully carving out a portion of my day to read in my Bible and not just do a devotional or listen to a cool inspirational podcast…

Today I am in the beautiful city of Charleston, exploring. This is not something I necessarily would have done in the past — wander around on my own in a city I’ve never visited before. I am introverted and self-conscious. It would probably behoove me to do more research, but…