cherry tree

i was listening to "black horse & the cherry tree" by kt tunstall on the radio & then this happened...

to the brim

don't we all yearn to live into our brim?

high note

michael jackson, in his film "this is it", asks a guitar player to hit & hold a high note & he quietly adds "this is your moment to shine. we'll be right there with you". ...here's to all of ours.

she leaned in close

& this will be a wrap on the theme of love for our february loooove month! i'll be switching posting gears in just a few days. i'm sure love will be referenced again, as it's everywhere when i lean my ear into our beautiful world. where do you hear it? please share! xo

pretty ditties dwell within us

happy valentines day

a home for everyone

what do you love?

heart pulp

soft balls of forgiveness

i was interviewed saturday on the get real radio station 107.1 & listened to it later with my mom, who had missed it. i heard myself say "um" maybe a hundred times! oi! well...bless my 11 year old son who later told me that "um" is just thinking & there's nothing wrong with it. i'm working on taking that in.

more room

taking in full skies

...inspired by jenn, from http://www.kindovermatter.blogspot.com/ & how she signed off her email to me: "peace to you, skies full." i have been thinking anew about how i sign off. how about you, dear ones? sending tall trees filled with shining light, rachel xo

yes is a world

words from deep inside are so beautiful...

more on the subject of yes

i was filled with gratitude following someone saying "yes yes" to something dear to me & i continue to celebrate this word ...now sending a "yes yes" out to all that dwells dearly in your hearts! xo

every last lock

haiti

the beauty & gift of yes

i was at a wedding recently & was reminded of the beauty & gift in saying "yes".

your comments are the twinkly lights on my blog

a special thanks to divine encouraging bloggers: tunie, ashley, liv, jess, melissa, lisa, michelle, beth, leonie, louise, suvarna, lorraine, lorena, andrea, amanda, ingrid, helen, thien-kim, goddess leonie, rowena, rebecca, maddy, alec, stephanie, shona, karen, katy, melita, nichole, michelle, nicole, lindy, jen, michelle & vivienne. xo

a little more sunshine encouragement

the big picture

at the beautiful north shore of lake superior, i stood at a window watching a storm whip up the waves into what looked more like an ocean...i was struck by a comment made by a family member that she loves remembering that we only see a part of the whole and that above the storm clouds the sun is always shining.