Hi Friends! Today is a guest feature by an author and friend, Keri Wyatt Kent. She is a thoughtful woman with a great gift of words. Enjoy the post. Thanks Keri for sharing your thoughts here! I stand on the bow of the sailboat and shove hard against the pier piling. Our small boat slowly …

Yikes. It has been a long month, and it is technically not over yet. Green jargon and advertising every place your eyes dare to settle. Global and local events to reduce waste, pick up trash and preserve wild places. Many stellar efforts worth applauding. But I confess I am a bit exhausted by it all. …

So today is Earth Day which means a bunch of greenies like me are running around telling everyone to perk up and plant something. It also starts millions of other people groaning under the irritating weight of the environmental conversation. For good reasons on both sides people either love or hate the eco-chatter this day …

This week is the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. People all over this little planet will likely take a few moments this week to thing twice about how their daily routines impact this world. At least I hope so. As the weather warms from spring to summer I have already been running around outside plotting …

My six year old son is obsessed with allowance these days. Last week we tipped over the old piggy bank and counted out all his cash. Crumpled dollar bills and mounds of change all over the bedroom floor. We stacked it all up, discussed once again the difference between nickels and quarters, and then came …

I was reminded of a little gardening tip last week that has my dear husband Joel rolling his eyes. Joel is a good sport. He’s said farewell to plastic bags, paper napkins, incandescent lighting, industrial cleaning products and more. He rolled up his sleeves and plotted out the garden after we moved in last Spring. …

Spring time and Easter mean Lilies are in demand. As their little trumpet shaped petals open up to the sky they sound out a little beauty and joy as we emerge from winter. On Easter Sunday I sat in church and was mesmerized by all the Lilies. I caught a whiff of them as we …