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I am a believer in a holistic table, and you are invited.
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Food for the Body, Mind, and Soul
Hi, Friend.
I hope you feel so welcome here.
I am a believer in a holistic table, and you are invited.
Pull up a chair. There is always room for you.

I am a believer in in sharing meals and cups of coffee. I believe in nourishment for the body, mind, and spirit. I believe in messy community and always more room at the table. I believe food carries our stories- some of those are rich with life, and some tear at our spirits. Here is… Continue reading About
Let’s have coffee together. I’ve often dreamed of my home as a safe place. It is a place where steaming cups of coffee or a beautiful meal or near silence, if that is what is needed, are abundantly available. I imagine that I am the kind of woman who nurtures this kind of environment. Sometimes… Continue reading From a Middle Aged Married Woman
Today is my niece’s 7th birthday. I cried the first time I held her. Postnatal hormones and all that. But also, it seems like the One Who Made Us, made us from the same cloth. She tells me she has regrets about a girl she didn’t spend enough time with when she was four. But… Continue reading Evie on her 7th birthday.
When a person tries to address needs that can’t be addressed with the right diet, with the “right diet,” nothing is “enough.”
A little girl lays down to sleep and leans over to hug the Jesus she’s heard so much about. The faith and imagination in children is strong, and it doesn’t occur to her that this is too silly or socially unacceptable for her to be doing. A few years earlier, she scolds women older than… Continue reading The Messiness of Heaven
Try as I might, I cannot pry my emotions, spirit, mind, and heart apart. I want to address each separately, and truthfully, ignore some altogether, but all the components that make up ME affect each other, whether I like it or not. When I’ve had a tough week emotionally, I’m going to need a nap… Continue reading Healthy Holidays