“Ready?” I asked, carefully holding a steaming travel mug of coffee in one hand and pressing the garage door button with the other. “Yep,” my daughter said, her backpack slung over her shoulders, keys jingling in her hand. It was an ordinary Tuesday morning until we walked out of the garage...
Read moreLooking for Beauty with Jill Dixon
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Every week I look for glimpses of beauty—in nature, the arts, or the unexpected—and because I’m intentional, I usually find it. So much of enjoying beauty is about paying attention and simply being aware of it around you. It’s a mindset that can be cultivated.
As I’ve said before, part of the joy of beauty...
Read moreStopping Over
As I looked over my to-do list, complete with phone calls to make, I heard a lot of noise outside...
Read moreChildlike Wonder
“Bunny,” I said. “Bunny. Bunny.”
Sometime in the last few months, I’d gotten over feeling silly about repeating words to my little girl. She was too young to say them back to me, but that didn’t matter. She’d be able to say them someday.
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The Moon
On Tuesday of this week, I had to report to jury duty in the city. In order to be on time, I left the house very early to get ahead of the traffic. As I drove through the neighborhood just at sunrise, I caught glimpses of the moon through the trees.
I looked for it eagerly, because I'd somehow missed the opportunity the night before to see the supermoon, the biggest and brightest full moon since 1948.
Read moreBathed in Beauty from the Silent Sky
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Have you ever been so moved or inspired or awe-struck by beauty that you wanted to become part of it? If you’re anything like me, a stunning sunrise or sunset can stop you in your tracks. There’s just something about seeing the sky on fire that grabs and holds my attention like nothing else.
Read moreWhale Watching
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“There’s one!” came the voice of the captain over the intercom. “Off the port side.”
Read moreGlitter in the Mud
At Christmas last year, we received a present we didn't want: a problem. Within a few hours, a dirty, orange construction vehicle had invaded our yard, scooped down and churned up a large area of sod. What a mess.
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