Joy: Come Rain or Come Shine
Sometimes joy is hard to find especially when there has been a stay at home order. And its not just extroverts who may feel as if the walls have closed in around them and are feeling the heat.…
The Place of Glory
Many people are missing their regular visits to their favorite coffeehouse with a friend or their weekly lunch date with a business colleague or some other social activity that's always on the calendar. It's been decades since my twin…
Sweet Nothings
"We never know the worth of water till the well runs dry." - Unknown The cherry blossoms have faded and with one or two more swift breezes any remaining flowers will fall to the ground. I am sorry to…
It’s Easter, Precious!
Today I wish to share my Easter JOY with our readers on SowtheHeart.com by way of a letter: April 12, 2020 Easter Sunday Dearest Charlotte Helen, I was hoping we'd spend the week together celebrating your first Easter and your…
Hope Lives
"Hope for the future is at the heart of all gardening." - unknown A couple of winters ago I was lamenting to my daughter-in-law how I am not a good houseplant person. "I can grow wonderful gardens outside but inside,…
Room to Call Our Own
“What sets you apart can sometimes feel like a burden and it's not... it's what makes you great.” — Emma Stone The Painted Mill, the Farmhouse Design District and the Vintage Tin Can in Fallston, MD are my browsing havens.…
Weathering Storms
Isn't it funny how our overthinking leads to paralysis by analysis? And how dwelling on the negative only adds to misery? Case in point: February in the mid-Atlantic States has brought us quite a few rainy, windy days in a…
Nix Complicated, Mix Easy
Don't ever let the pressure exceed the pleasure. ~ Joe Maddon I've been thinking back to my days of being a new mother. Until I adjusted to the parenting thing, sometimes I felt overwhelming pressure to keep the same rigorous…
Beautiful Neighborhoods
Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people. ~ Fred Rogers When my twin sister visited before Christmas, the punk weather had us running between…
Candid Discussions
In the days leading up to Christmas, my twin sister came for a visit to check out my new "hood." Admittedly, as young people both of us had gotten the wrong impression of the town in which I am now…