Grace + Common Sense

Find the lovely [already] in your life.

These days, common sense is a luxury… and grace is often withheld where it could be poured out.

What to do? Because if I pay too much attention to this crazy world, I will lose heart and mind. So I choose to lavishly sprinkle grace and common sense onto everything: motherhood, spiritual and mental health, wellness, business, fitness. Life.

This is what this blog is all about.

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    When I was just a child, I’d get real funny around babies and other little kids. I’d watch them explore their world with a rising sense of resentment in my chest. I’d even feel a momentary relief–or something–if they’d begin to be sad. It’s as if I resented them for thinking they could feel loved…

  • “We” Don’t Hate Dogs

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  • But It May Not

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  • 8 secrets to blissful weeks with your newborn

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