Posts Tagged ‘#lifecrafting’
Reflections on Nativity – The 21st Annual Mepkin Abbey Creche Festival 2024
Reflections on Nativity I’m creating space for Reflections on Nativity – what it means and why it means that to me. Every December I attend an annual Creche Festival. Not only do I look forward to the time with friends, but also the serenity this particular event evokes. Tucked along a riverbank, Mepkin Abbey attracts…
Read MoreThe Way Forward
Character Habits As someone who relishes the end goal and an ordered path toward it, I find peace in reading educational curriculum guides. Weird? Strange as it may seem, I confess the moment I realized it myself I sat down to write this out. Why – as a creative, spontaneous soul – should I be…
Read MoreEntrepreneurship
The Waters of Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship is aptly suffixed with the word “-ship.” Like captains of seafaring vessels, anyone daring enough to enter the shark-infested waters of business better beware. That said, the opportunities are endless and the horizons unlimited. I like business. It is one part foolhardy, one part naivete, three parts perseverance, two parts…
Read MoreWhy I Wrote American Wild
It’s Not What You Might Think I know its possible to “back into” being an author because I did. Why I wrote American Wild had nothing to do with scholarly pursuits or money-making ventures. It had everything to do with being broke, broken, and lost. But enough about me. Let’s stick with the story. Early…
Read MoreSetting the (dog) Pen Free
In other words, Clearing Debris to Find Your Opportunities The 1900 House we moved to in February 2024 came with land – and some hidden assets. Before you think we found rubies buried beneath the live oak tree (which we haven’t…yet) I’m talking about the large, chain-link dog pen. It was so overgrown we didn’t…
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