Spirituality
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Stay Home
Barbara Kingsolver’s tribute to Wendell Berry inspires me to stay committed to one place rather than constantly searching elsewhere. Continue reading
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A Decade of Octobers
Whether biking or hiking, I traversed thousands of miles in farmland — miles that taught me more than I could have ever imagined about nature, beauty and art. Continue reading
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A 20th-Century Thoreau
A bard of the environment, Annie Dillard was a visionary whose “shimmering prose offered glimpses of the eternal.” Continue reading
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The Quiet Farmer Poet
Called the “poet laureate of America’s farmland,” Wendell Berry was one of the poets who inspired me to stop, look and listen in my own farmland. Continue reading
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Adrift
“Suddenly, it was clear that beauty and sadness coexist . . . .” Continue reading
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We Must Keep Dancing
“We must persevere at this, our dancing; we must learn to move faster and faster . . . .” Continue reading
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Wonder and Grief
“Suddenly, it was clear that beauty and sadness coexist . . . .” Continue reading
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Gathering My Thoughts
Meet Laura Ellen Bacon, an artist who uses natural materials to create astonishing cocoons and spaces that integrate with their surroundings. Continue reading
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What Do You Care About?
To create your art — in its myriad manifestations — start with the question, “What do you care about?” Continue reading
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Thanking Mary Magdalene
The power of saying “thank you” cannot be underestimated. Continue reading
