by guest blogger Elizabeth Murray, author of Living Life in Full Bloom: 120 Daily Practices to Deepen Your Passion, Creativity & Relationships On St. Valentine’s Day, we express our love to the special people in our lives. In my book Living Life in Full Bloom, you’re invited to explore the pathways of “The Gardener” to […]
Love & Family
79 Sticks of Deodorant on the Wall
by guest blogger Renee James, humorist and blogger Here’s today’s quiz: What’s the difference between 108,000 square feet and 3,600 square feet? Answer: 50 years. No, this isn’t a Common Core math problem. Let me explain… Prior to the last blizzard that never arrived in eastern Pennsylvania, I made my way to the grocery store, […]
Skiing the Conditions of Parenthood
by guest blogger Renee James, humorist and blogger About 15 years ago, I wrote a column about my boys and the day one of our gerbils died. Like most stories I wrote about my sons, it taught me a great deal about them, even more about myself and about why most of what I often […]
Would You Trade Your Tomorrows?
by guest blogger Renee James, humorist and blogger There are two kinds of people in the world: those who think there are two kinds of people in the world and those who don’t. That theory appeared years ago in one of my columns, and as it turns out, I wasn’t alone in my thinking. Sometime […]
Happy 2015!
Happy New Year, everyone! What are some of your dreams for 2015? Related Posts:Happy New Year!Maria’s Five Favorites: New Year, New You!12 Days of Winter Meditations: Day 12
‘Amazing’ Is in the Eye of the Beholder
by guest blogger Renee James, humorist and blogger Many things sound so much better in theory than they turn out to be in reality. Unfortunately, you usually can’t tell if that’s the case until you’re in the midst of the experience. Then it begins to dawn on you that, in fact, you’re in a bleak […]
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas, everyone! I wish you all a healthy, healing and happy holiday. —Maria Related Posts:Merry Christmas!Why I Love a Good SnowstormMerry Christmas!
The Power of Giving
This time of year is all about giving. And getting. We make our lists, check them twice, and hope that something resembling stuff we want shows up in our lives on Christmas morning. And we also hope that our loved ones don’t give us a fake, “I love it!” or worse, a sincere, “You […]
Scratch
Raised on America’s first organic farm, Scratch author Maria Rodale learned how to make everyday favorites from, yes, scratch — the way you remember them; the way they turn out best.
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Drawing on findings from leading health researchers as well as conversations with both chemical and organic farmers from coast to coast, Maria Rodale irrefutably outlines the unacceptably high cost of chemical farming on our health and our environment.
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