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My Heart Capsule
Cracks from carrying time.
Dec 29, 2025
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The Gift of Imagination
The worst pancakes of my life and a four-year-old who knows how to drive.
Dec 22, 2025
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Bring Me Back to the ‘90s (And Early 2000s) Part 3
Join me on a nostalgic trip back in time — Concluding Part 3: March 2010
Dec 14, 2025
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Bring Me Back to the ’90s (And Early 2000s) Part 2
Join me on a nostalgic trip back in time — Part 2: June ’06
Dec 6, 2025
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November 2025
Bring Me Back to the ’90s (And Early 2000s) Part 1
Join me on a nostalgic trip back in time, beginning with Part 1 — November ’98.
Nov 29, 2025
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Unstoppable
A short prose poem connecting the dancing aurora borealis to radiating self-dedication.
Nov 21, 2025
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I Saw an Angel in the Sky
How my journey to Substack began with a neglected massage gift card — and the surprising ways God speaks to us.
Nov 12, 2025
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The Empty Bird's Nest
A reflection and poem on finding peace and beauty in the in-between
Nov 7, 2025
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We Need Each Other
Reflections on our cottage bakery’s first season at the local pizza farm — and the surprising ways community can change your life.
Nov 1, 2025
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October 2025
Winter Is On Its Way
Look up — the birds have a lot to say
Oct 24, 2025
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What Is Substack Really About?
Will anyone actually read (or see) this?
Oct 20, 2025
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Going to Grandma's
A thank-you poem for my grandma — read at her funeral this summer.
Oct 16, 2025
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