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Working the garden as metaphor
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What do you long for this summer?
Are you going big, going home – or both?
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Wild Geese and Mustard Seeds
A poem and a parable, to remind us we're not alone
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Ryan Rose Weaver, M.Ed.
Finding a safe place for the mind's loose change
Our Complicated Mother's Day ended in the ER. A rediscovered treasure from my grandmother offered surprising solace.
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The first rule of Complicated Mothers Day Club is…
We absolutely need to talk about this club.
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Exit Interviews: Reporter Ashley Locke on her initiations as a storyteller and mother
“The power that I feel, I want other women to feel. I want them to feel that their stories matter.”
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Initiation Reads: my friend Josh Gondelman's delightful pep talks
"It’s like a pot luck dinner, but for feelings"
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Snow, sun, seeds: five spring essays you may have missed
Plus, a complete list of all my favorite gardening resources
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Initiation Writes
Initiation Writes
On the daily thresholds we cross as we cultivate belonging and family – whether it is biological or chosen.
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