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Author: Charity

By Charity Posted on June 15, 2015July 28, 2015

The Stretch

I used to do a lot of yoga. I’m not a naturally flexible person so yoga was a particular challenge for me. Not only was it a challenge to reach … Continue reading The Stretch

Categories: ExploreTags: boundaries, learning, spiritual growth, Yoga
By Charity Posted on June 10, 2015July 28, 2015

Wordless: Nap

Barn Cat, Malabar Farm State Park, Lucas, Ohio, May 2015.

Categories: PhotographyTags: Cat, Photography, wordless
By Charity Posted on June 8, 2015July 28, 2015

Waste Not, Want Not

Nearly six years ago, my daughter watched intently as the woman I’d hired stood at my kitchen counter and washed, dehydrated, and encapsulated my placenta. Today I planted the remaining capsules … Continue reading Waste Not, Want Not

Categories: You Know You're a Crunchy Mama...Tags: frugality, placenta
By Charity Posted on June 3, 2015July 28, 2015

Wordless: Flight

Green, Ohio, May 2015.

Categories: PhotographyTags: kite, Photography, wordless
By Charity Posted on June 1, 2015June 1, 2015

Bookends: May 2015

Well, that’s odd. It’s the first of the month, and I totally forgot about Bookends. I’m betting it’s because I’m totally consumed by this graduate course I’m taking and have put most all … Continue reading Bookends: May 2015

Categories: BooksTags: book review, Cavalcade of Classics, reading, Sisters Book Club
By Charity Posted on June 1, 2015May 29, 2015

Love and Marriage

When the music started, I rose with the rest of the congregation, but I didn’t look towards the doors at the back of the church. I kept my eyes on … Continue reading Love and Marriage

Categories: MarriageTags: Family, Marriage
By Charity Posted on May 29, 2015July 28, 2015

Bold Humility

The ten years between age eighteen to twenty-eight—the beginning of undergrad to the birth of my first child—were marked by my profound arrogance. This arrogance wasn’t there when I was seventeen. … Continue reading Bold Humility

Categories: The Habit ExperimentTags: mid-life crisis, spiritual growth
By Charity Posted on May 27, 2015July 28, 2015

Wordless: Dandelion Field

Green, Ohio, May 2015.

Categories: PhotographyTags: flowers, Photography, wordless
By Charity Posted on May 20, 2015May 19, 2015

Wordless: Reception

  Akron, Ohio, May 2, 2015.

Categories: PhotographyTags: cake, flowers, Photography, Weddings, wordless
By Charity Posted on May 13, 2015July 28, 2015

Wordless: Bouquet

Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio, May 2015.

Categories: PhotographyTags: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, flowers, Photography, wordless
By Charity Posted on May 11, 2015May 11, 2015

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Foods I ate while reading The Hunger Games: -popcorn (popped in coconut oil and seasoned with vegan butter and brewer’s yeast) -a bowl of … Continue reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Categories: BooksTags: book review, The Hunger Games
By Charity Posted on May 6, 2015July 28, 2015

Wordless: Spring Fruit?

They look like cherries, but I don’t trust them. Massachusetts, April 2015.

Categories: PhotographyTags: Photography, wordless

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