the autoimmune hippie.

Laughter is immeasurable. Be joyful though you have considered all the facts. . . Practice resurrection. – Wendell Berry

LIVE dammit.

  • This is attempt number five to write this post because my thoughts are in a million places – and this time I’ve decided it’s best to just put it all out there and publish. . . so this one may be a bit. . . scattered. Scattered is appropriate though, I think, as these recent… Read more

  • get busy.

    Like everyone else, I was just shocked and heartbroken to learn of the passing of Chadwick Boseman when his family shared the news on Friday evening. He was only 43 and had chosen to keep his cancer battle private so it was totally unexpected. A few hours after I saw the news, this well-timed and… Read more

  • keep exploring.

    First Things First Before I get into what I want to talk about today, I need to share that my Henry had cataract surgery on Tuesday and had some complications. It caused his diabetes to spiral out of control and he had to be admitted to the hospital on Thursday and is still there. As… Read more

  • On Saturday, my Sara Bug and I set out for Decatur, Georgia, with several wonderful things on our agenda and an unusual “playlist” playing through the speakers of Janis the Bug. Our departure coincided with Rachel Held Evans’ memorial service, and, though I knew I would probably listen to the playback – and I have… Read more

  • As my “heart pressure,” as my hilarious Sara Bug calls it, is high this morning over having woken up to all kinds of national news foolishness, I am not going to write about any of that, but, instead, talk to you about something – and someone – heavy on my heart right now. And tell… Read more