An Invitation to the Generative Life

A review of Culture Care by Makoto Fujimura and a case for creativity as part of our everyday lives.

Our first summer living on this country hill, the budget was tight and luxuries were few.  I had planted a garden that seemed huge to me at the time, and a friend, intending to surprise me, weeded the entire plot as a generous gift from the heart.  How could she have known that those random… Continue reading An Invitation to the Generative Life

Living in the Wide Open Spaces

Life has a way of expanding to fill the available space. Little League games used to occupy Saturday mornings with hours of sunshine (and mosquitoes) and with chatting on the bleachers with other mums. However, a quick glance around my house reveals  our family has aged out of that particular American institution.  We’ve moved on,… Continue reading Living in the Wide Open Spaces

Culture Care: Filling Up the Longing for Beauty

Our first summer living on this country hill, the budget was tight and luxuries were few.  I had planted a garden that seemed huge to me at the time, and a friend, intending to surprise me, weeded the entire plot as a generous gift from the heart.  How could she have known that those random… Continue reading Culture Care: Filling Up the Longing for Beauty