the autoimmune hippie.

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

our fam jam

  • we love you, GJ.

    I have been away for the last week or so as one of our most precious family members has been receiving inpatient hospice care. On Wednesday, our dear GJ passed away peacefully in hospital, surrounded by love. While we are heartbroken at her passing, our family has been blessed by many wonderful years – and… Read more

  • waiting days.

    In these days, with one of our dearest terribly ill, time feels suspended. Sitting on the other side of the clipboard as a loved one this time, I know what to expect – but I cannot help and I worry and ache deeply for all our family walking through this. My body is reacting intensely… Read more

  • anxious times.

    I have recommended Nina Rigg’s gorgeous memoir The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying more times than I can count, in person, in blog posts, in articles – and most certainly will again – and, this week, I have been listening to it again on audio as the world has felt crashing around us… Read more

  • on the road to see my bestie.

    Bug and I have been so looking forward to a visit with Ginny and Daniel in Nashville that we’ve had planned for a couple of months, and, when the opportunity to go for the NPR show came up earlier in the week (that, of course, we did not want to miss either), we knew it… Read more

  • a tiny desk road trip.

    On Wednesday, Bug and I were lucky to road trip to Nashville for a wonderful day together – with tattoos (that I’ll be sharing in a separate post) and vintage shops and the best indie bookstore – as we led up to NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert On The Road at the The Basement East. We… Read more

  • under a rainbow while war erupted.

    Yesterday, we were spending a lovely afternoon with our family at the lake. Courtney and Pop were outside working on a project and I was inside, enjoying time with Mom, GJ, and Oliver As I walked out to take in the lake view from the back deck, there was a gorgeous rainbow across the water… Read more

  • happy pride.

    I have several posts to catch up from this past week. (It has been fantastic – but, of course, now my body has just imploded 🤦🏻‍♀️) Still, Saturday was a wonderful day with my Buggle. I’ve already shared some photos from the No Kings rally but we had a full day together of fabulous things.… Read more

  • morning coffee.

    I have much to share with y’all from this year’s wonderful Southern Christian Writers Conference – but first, because it is an incredibly busy weekend (so many good good things to pack into a few short hours), Ollie and I are piled up in bed today, resting and napping and taking Motrin and trying to… Read more

  • may in pictures – 16.

    Today, with Bug’s help, Ollie and Teddy got to go to the puppy park for the first time since my surgery. ♥️ Be well, everybody. Take care of yourselves and each other. Grace and Blessings. Read more

  • may in pictures – (mothers) day 11.

    I am so thankful for a wonderful Mother’s Day celebration yesterday evening with Courtney and Bug, having dinner and watching a movie at home, the best. ♥️ My sweet Bug also gave me the new edition of Cheryl Strayed’s Tiny Beautiful Things AND – I have wanted this for some time – my porch goose.… Read more