So this Tuesday’s Tip thing is often less an eco-tip and more a life tip. Every now and then you have one of those weeks that catches your breath, presses pause on all your pursuits and strivings, and reminds you to sit down, shut up and pay attention. Don’t worry, God willing next week I’ll …

So here it is Wednesday and I am just getting out this little Tuesday Tip. It’s been one of those weeks when you keep thinking you are one day ahead of yourself. Like Monday is really Tuesday. Which means when I get to Friday in my mind it will only be Thursday and that will …

Today I’ve been invited to participate in a Lenten Blog Tour supporting the new Common English Bible. 41 bloggers offering 41 different thoughts and perspectives. A great opportunity to reflect on a passage that means so much to the green conversation. Here’s Psalm 36 from their translation and a few comments on how this ancient …

This past week I whipped open a window that has been all but nailed shut for the past few months. The rusty springs in my double-hung creaked and vibrated as poofs of dust and a few dead flies slid across the window sill. Surfing the fresh breeze now pouring in. I pressed my face up …

Monday. Another week. Another day. Alarm clock blaring. My tired body trying to catch up with my already awake 4 year old. My 7 year old son was also slow to wake up this morning and when he finally found himself upright he immediately asked me if he had school (knowing full well the answer …

So any old SNL fans out there who can throw down the lyrics to “Choppin’ Broccoli”? (click here in case you care to reminisce) Back in the day I caught this SNL skit, where Carvey sings “choppin’ brocco-lay. choppin’ brocco-liy.” And it makes me giggle and laugh every time I am in my garden. I have …

Yesterday I posed a challenge to all the parents out there trying to manage an Easter Outfit for the kiddos (skip new clothes and donate the cash instead). Today’s tip is related. If you need to catch up on the conversation, click here. If you are looking for a fun and festive way to swap …

It’s finally April. Baseball season is underway, college hoops are over, daffodils are definitely making their presence known. Easter is still a few weeks away but soon enough I’ll be cracking open plastic eggs and snarfing down my children’s chocolate bunnies when they are asleep. And, that stupid plastic Easter Basket grass will inevitably show …

Folks in the current environmental, organic, eco-conversation often toss around words and phrases as if everyone else knew what they meant. They talk about worms, composting, organic matter, ph balance, and the NPK. BpA, phtalates, and biodegradable items. I found myself instantly lost a few months ago in a conversation about the difference between organic …

Travel. Traveling. Traveler. The word alone has a winsome, majestic quality to it. A sort of airy Julie Andrews feeling that meets college road trip and ends up on the Eurorail. To travel is to make broaden your horizons or it is to fight incessantly with your family over rest stops and snacks for the …