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Being Intentional: A Path to Equity
Vase, Carondelet Pottery At my pottery studio I mix my own glazes in a century-old cool gray stone cellar with half-windows that provide dappled natural light. Silica is usually the dominant...
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Relationships: Begin as You Mean to Go on
Blue/Purple Vase, Carondelet Pottery When I am throwing at the wheel, typically I begin as I mean to go on. As I center the clay, I am intentional. For a vase, I keep my left hand firm against the side...
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Robins Know Their Own Minds
When I was in Ireland I stopped at a country fair where local craftsmen were selling their wares. I brought home a nesting box for robins simply constructed of pine with a slate roof. It is charming....
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The Red Barn
The red barn, Winfield, MO A few weeks ago I went with Michael to pick up a package of bees near Winfield. One of my hives had died out after an unexpected snowstorm in March. They were my favorite...
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Quiet Leadership
photo by Taline Manassian We had a day of silence while at Aldermarsh for the PeerSpirit writing workshop. I didn’t know how that would work for me. Life is loud. We are always talking, sometimes all...
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The Mission Is Within
photo by Grant Gillard The primary nectar flow is in full swing and my bees are single-mindedly going about their work. Some guard the hive, others fetch water from the pond, forage for nectar, alert...
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What’s Important Is How We Do It
While I was walking this morning, I was reflecting on a quotation from the woman who founded the School Sisters of Notre Dame. With God, what we do is less important than how we do it. Blessed Theresa...
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Butterflies and Bees: Sharing Opportunity
My Garden A few years ago my friend, Ann, brought me a bouquet of Mexican sunflowers as a surprise. In their overblown lushness they are the my garden’s equivalent of Betty Boop flowers. This morning a...
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Micro-Lending Circles: From Mongu to St. Louis
a presentation to Women’s Voices of St. Louis March 13, 2014 At the Zambezi River, Zambia Mongu In the weeks leading up to my trip to Zambia with Women’s Global Connection, I was excited about my...
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