writing and lighting my way

“I never know what I think about something until I read what I’ve written on it.” – William Faulkner

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  • What if we went back to not discussing politics, money, or religion in casual conversations, given that history has shown us that these discussions nudge us more toward estrangement rather than engagement? And what if no one ever knew who we voted for, because what we do with that soul-searchingly…

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  • Five Minute Friday : Still

    A songwriter friend of mine once wrote a song called The End of the Stillness  It is a beautiful song that, for me, is about…

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    So, through my friend Mary Kathryn’s beauty for ashes blog, I learned about The Gypsy Mama, and she hosts this thing called “5 Minute Friday,”…

  • Mother Nurture

    On this, the two year anniversary of my precious child’s birth, I came across this website called Nurture Mom.  At first glance, it seems amazing.…

About Me

I’m Christi, and I have been writing, well, since I learned to write as a little girl. I learned in my 40’s that writing saves lives and sanity, and that is exactly why I am still here.