Sixteen years ago, while I was working on the boat docks in Eilat, Israel, I met a kiwi guy named Josh. He was a scruffy backpacker who that day was… Read more 10 Countries in 24 Days: Josh + His Crazy National Geographic Gig →
One evening soon I will tell you the story of our wedding day. It won’t include views from the top of Cape Perpetua or a look at the little stone shelter… Read more Champagne in the Storm (A Wedding Day Glimpse) →
At 4 pm this Saturday (tomorrow!), Joe and I are going to exchange our marriage vows here at this stone shelter at the top of Cape Perpetua–the highest point on… Read more Sneak Peek: Our Marriage Ceremony Location →
My friend Catherine is biking to Mexico with her guy Mitch. Right now. They started in Vancouver, B.C. and are currently somewhere in California, sweating up hills and coasting down coastlines… Read more Catherine’s Quinoa Salad (and why I’ll probably never cycle to Mexico) →
My twenties gave me a lot of experience with short relationships. Long ones? Not so much. (Prior to Joe, my record was nine months.) And I’m getting married in September—exactly 50… Read more Relationship Wisdom from My Ladies… →
When I was born I didn’t have a sister, yet. She arrived later, when I was 15, but that’s a different story. What I had was a cousin who is… Read more A Story of Cousins. And a Recipe! (Heather’s Granola) →
Hello, friends. I’m so excited to share with you my new home on the web! Plans for this baby have been in the works for the last year, and pulling back the curtain today feels exhilarating, timely, and so right. I invite you to take a wander through the pages. Learn about working with me. Check out the deets on my new interview series THE NINE, and read the very first NINE interview below—with Vancouver-based writer + filmmaker Garfield Lindsay Miller. (He gives it to us straight.) If you like… Read more My new website! Open-hearted + ready for you. →