joy & moxie

Glimpsing the Wonder, Joy and Hope In My Coffee Cup

I’ve only put pen to paper a few scattered times since the spring. So much has happened. I planned a wedding and got married. Then, we traveled and honeymooned, drove, flew and cruised. Afterwards, Dan and I bought a house in another city, and I moved from the apartment, which was my home for the […]

My Newest and Greatest Adventure Yet

One of the first things that struck me about Dan was the catchphrase “Are you ready for the next adventure?” The adventure in question could be a new flavor of latte (often involving lavender), getting lost in a state park, or even just the next leg of a long car journey in the blowing snow. […]

Updates To Hail a Year of Change

Note: I wrote this mid-February and did not publish it till now. I figure it’s better to be done with something than to fight myself to make it spectacularly perfect. A lot has happened in my life since February, but that news deserves its own new post. 😉 In the blink of an eye, Fall […]

Life & Death in the Garden

We are now several weeks into Fall 2022. October has a feel to it: the mornings are cooler, the cicadas are long gone, bats are turning up inside warm, cozy buildings, and the last of the butterflies are making their way through to their winter homes. It is magical and also bittersweet, shades of life […]