Food, Fellowship and the Art of Being Known

Hunger, Emotions and Food For the last few weeks, I’ve been staying with my daughter and son-in-law and my two-week-old grandson, Finn. I couldn’t tell you much about what’s happening […]

What We Say Matters The familiar sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach assaulted me yet again. I had just made a mistake—I said something I shouldn’t have—and was […]

“Call me crazy, but I like to chew.” That was my response to someone who excitedly told me she has a protein shake for breakfast. “Oh, I love it!” she […]

The Fine Art of Being Aware I’m very curious about strangers. I’m a noticer. I don’t know why this is—it’s a gift, I guess—but this superpower allows me to pick […]

A Key for Eating with Joy If you read last week’s post, you may remember that I like to eat ice cream—without distractions—to fully appreciate the sheer delight the experience […]

Food and Joy Right after I prepared a small dish of (one of) my favorite ice creams—coffee chip topped with chocolate sprinkles—a friend called to chat. “Can I call you […]

Thoughts about food… Eating is one of my life’s greatest pleasures. It makes my heart happy to think about food, try new recipes, and feed other people who gather around […]

Why this? Why now? There are three primary reasons why I’ve started this blog: Why Me? The short answer is that I was a broken mess (albeit one that worked […]