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Father Richard Rohr.
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Father Richard Rohr.

This quote is from the June 28th, 2015 reflection entitled, A Different Consciousness, written by Richard Rohr and sent out by the Center for Action and Contemplation. Hand lettered by Erica. I cur...

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Overalls.
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Overalls.

Last month I was in Phoenix after a family vacation to Mexico. Meredith Amadee and I were teaming together for a project for Leah Darrow (which will be released next week).  These days, I don’t rea...

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Present Perfect Film.
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Present Perfect Film.

This is absolutely amazing. I just found out that there exists a child care program in the same place as an elderly home. What?! How am I just finding out about this now. Evan Briggs is producing a...

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I Am A Woman Who.
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I Am A Woman Who.

A few weeks ago, I attended a TEDx women’s conference. I had the privilege to participate in Jill Valle’s I Am A Woman Who project. The website says that, I AM A WOMAN WHO uses portrait photography...

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On Being.
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On Being.

A couple of months ago, I discovered the podcast, On Being (quite late to the game). On the site it says, On Being opens up the animating questions at the center of human life: What does it mean to...

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Disappointment over rejection.
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Disappointment over rejection.

Photo by Marylouise McGraw I am honored to be published, again, over on I Believe in Love where I talk about one of the best lessons I’ve had this year on the subject of dating. And what I didn’t s...

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Salvation Mountain.
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Salvation Mountain.

A couple of weeks ago, my best gal pal asked me to go on an overnight adventure. She wouldn’t tell me to where, but of course I said sure. Surprises are a huge part of Marylouise’s love language. I...

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CAArt-Works.
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CAArt-Works.

(all photo credit goes to my dear friend Ryan Strongin) The other month, I had the honor to participate in CAArt-Works way over in Century City, which is hosted by the Creative Artist Agency. They ...

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The Importance of Staying in the Moment.
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The Importance of Staying in the Moment.

I found a tiny sketch notebook in the back of my desk drawer the other day and pulled it out to take to watercolor class. I flipped it open to make sure it was blank and found only the first two pa...

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I am capable of everything in him.
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I am capable of everything in him.

I love the internet. One of the little girls I lived with in Brazil got a facebook yesterday. She’s not so little anymore… she’s 14 years old. Prior to this, I had to resort to snail mail and the k...

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