the body project
After my friends and I did this project there were comments. Lots and lots of comments. And many of those...
written on the body
I’m not sure how I came up with the idea to do this. But a few weeks back, I decided that I wanted to paint...
art gallery
Summer is officially here, and with it came stacks of art from my children’s schools. And just as I was...
the lives we hoped for
Here’s a video I just made for the essay “The Lives We Hoped For.” I originally posted the written...
we all carry our mothers inside us
Here’s the second video trailer for the essay “Things to Remember Not to Forget” in Andrea...
you really can't have everything
Here is the first in a series of 3 videos I am making that feature excerpts from my essay “Things to Remember...
happy love poem
It’s a beautiful day. Here’s one of my favorite poems. (We read it at my wedding!) *Beautiful peach...
something lovely
I keep thinking about the way my friend Nicole’s landlord has decorated the little garden house out back with a...
home again, home again
After 3 weeks of traveling, I’m home again for good. I’d had big plans to document the book tour here,...
oh, I just love these hens
Found them at Three Sisters Ink via the sweet site SevenOf.com. I am one of three sisters, and my mom has a chicken...
more BEAUTIFUL pictures
The beauty is piling up at Shutter Sisters’ One Word Project this month! In a photo challenge sponsored by...
swell food for salty dogs
I am visiting one of my best friends from college here on my book tour. She’s lives up north of Seattle in a...
The Lives We Hoped For
Here’s an essay of mine called “The Lives We Hoped For ” that I read and recorded and then set...
what does beautiful look like to you?
Over at the amazing photography site Shutter Sisters, there’s a project going on. It’s called the One...
mother may I
Here is a gorgeous photo from the fabulous Tracey Clark at Mother May...
beautiful
Just blowing a kiss to Mary Swenson, who posted this lovely image of Everyone Is Beautiful’s cover on her...
is it Valentine's day yet?
‘Cause I am ready to post this image from my e-friend Mary’s awesome blog, It’s Pretty Good. She...
this book will change your life
I just had a crazy couple of days meeting and visiting with feminist superstar Naomi Wolf. She’s written many...
what's not to love?
I came across this poster on Etsy from a shop called Blossom Time and just love the gray and pink, and the font, and...
d-o-n-e-!
I just finished my 3rd novel and sent it to my editor. I’m totally in love with the story and having a hard...
























