by Michelle Lisenbee | Dec 28, 2020 | Reflections
In these trying times, many of us are longing for a sense of stability and hope. It’s no secret to most of you that I firmly believe the rhythms and seasons of the natural world can provide deep and meaningful examples of this. Beginning on...
by Michelle Lisenbee | Oct 16, 2020 | Reflections
Our front fence is badly in need of painting. We have an OLD paint sprayer that I dug out thinking I’d use it to paint the fence….easier than using a brush for 50-60 feet of picket fence, right? After fiddling with it for a while, my husband managed to get...
by Michelle Lisenbee | Jul 28, 2020 | Reflections
As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve been participating in a practice called Wild Writing with Laurie Wagner. (You can find her here) In this practice, a poem is read out loud and we use a line from the poem (or some other jumping off point) as a prompt to write...
by Michelle Lisenbee | May 10, 2020 | Reflections
For the past few weeks, I’ve been participating in a writing practice called “27 Wildest Days”, by Laurie Wagner. (https://27powers.org/) Each day, she shares a poem with us, and then we write for 15 minutes, pen never leaving the page….and see...
by Michelle Lisenbee | Apr 8, 2020 | Reflections |
I woke at 4am to the wind whistling through our open bedroom window, rain pattering against the glass, a few flashes of lightning. I knew I wouldn’t be able to go back to sleep, so I got up to make coffee feeling unsettled and anxious. At 5:30, I hugged my...
by Michelle Lisenbee | Mar 22, 2020 | Reflections
In the midst of COVID-19, I was inspired by an unknown neighbor who put handmade wire beaded hearts around to spread some positive vibes. Mason and I took a bunch of my Art Hearts and strung them up in various public places today as well. We hung more than this, but...