Opening the window
In this eighth installment in our family’s quest to bring peace to our home, I share a hypothesis — that food additives help cause our son’s window of stress tolerance to close. Continue reading Opening the window
Category: Memoir
The Weekend of … something really different
This is the seventh installment in the story of our family’s quest to calm our son’s tantrums and how it led to a major lifestyle makeover. In this post, I move everyone’s proverbial cheese by going all-in on a new menu plan … Continue reading The Weekend of … something really different
The power of peppers: my story
In this sixth installment in my family’s quest to figure out what was triggering our son’s tantrums, I share an experience that explains why I was so open to making major dietary changes. Continue reading The power of peppers: my story
(Still) learning to look
A new approach to dog training has caused me to consider my relationship with God in a new way. Continue reading (Still) learning to look
Book tour: A time to reflect
My July book tour took me back to the place and supportive people who gave me my start. Continue reading Book tour: A time to reflect
When life gives you green tomatoes …
Let me preface this by saying we’re a bit excitable around here. That’s why a couple of days ago, when my phone’s weather app showed raindrops, my first thought was about the garden — specifically the tomatoes. This year’s tomato plants had long since overtaken their brightly colored cages, mounting an apparent rebellion while we were in Minnesota for a family vacation and book tour. … Continue reading When life gives you green tomatoes …
Strangers, revisited
As our nation debates the topic of immigration (who’s in, who’s out) … as our president tells people to go back where they came from, the last thing we need to do is to paint one another with broad brushstrokes. Each person carries a story, and when we take the time to listen to them and open our hearts to each other’s dreams and needs, a whole world of possibilities unfolds. Continue reading Strangers, revisited
Memorial Day
Memorial Day causes me to reflect on the stories I heard about WWII while living in Japan. Continue reading Memorial Day
The koto question
Somedays I wonder why I didn’t take up a reasonable instrument, a compact instrument. And then I remember the wonders of the koto. Continue reading The koto question
Finding a soft heart
This brief essay about my father-in-law, who passed Jan. 4, provided the foundation of a Holy Yoga class I taught last week. Continue reading Finding a soft heart
Sarah Coomber 