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A sparkling little corner for navigating motherhood, family, life’s unexpected storms, and all the glorious chaos in between, with plenty of humor, heart, and a dash of magic.

  • Grief: 15 Ways to Process Pain and Start to Heal
    Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final… Ranier Maria Rilke This is the quote on the handmade cards I’m giving my kids for for Christmas this year. I want them to remember, as tragedy and sorrow swirls around us, to allow themselves
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  • Who Knew a Speeding Ticket Could Turn Into Magic?
    Best of all, I paid off my speeding ticket by performing, which makes me wonder, what magic is about to happen for me now? I am embracing the miracles all around me now, and I can not wait to see what is around the corner. Who knew that a speeding
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  • Castles in France for the Mother of Dragons
    As we checked out, we did a little Game of Thrones photo shoot in the empty rooms we walked through. Mind you, my kids are too young to watch it, so it was just me living my Mother of Dragons fantasy because I so resonate with the character: I feel
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  • The Truth About Infidelity
    Our culture tells us that when it comes to relationships, lying and cheating are no big deal. Look at our elected officials, people in the public eyes, even the other parents in your community. So many people are having affairs on their spouse that it’s become “normalized,” and the family
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  • Can Dancing Actually Change the Brain? YES!
    Can dancing actually change the brain? Make you smarter? Heal broken hearts and act as therapy for cancer patients? The research says YES!
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  • Aloha Wanderwell
    I recently came across this photo of Aloha Wanderwell, an explorer, vaudevillian, filmmaker… a female Indiana Jones. She is largely forgotten in today’s history books, even though her list of achievements is impressive in any century. Not only was she the first women to drive around the globe, she also
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  • Ode to Joy: The Cello
    Today, without knowing why, I found myself driving to the cello store, then hiking around my backyard forest with it in my arms. I sat down on an ancient rock and moved the bow across the strings until it finally started to fill the air with its sumptuous sensual tones.
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  • Flash Sale! Today Only! Buy One book, Get One Free!
    One Day Book Giveaway!
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  • The Razor’s Edge
    I want to preserve its lessons in my memory. Like others may have a sacred box to hold incense, exotic spices, or rubies, I have an exquisite little box in my soul that holds The Razor’s Edge. I am so grateful for the paths it opened up to me: reading
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