This is our invitation to Rise, my sister. Your invitation and mine. If you’d ask me what I am passionate about, I’d probably say this: seeing a person transformed by the power of LOVE, finding her voice, standing in her story, becoming strong and then pouring out her life in service of making this world more […]
TGIF: When Romance Looks Like a Subway Sandwich
by on May 30, 2014 65 Comments
I. It had been two weeks. Two weeks of cardboard boxes, packing tape and garbage cluttering our apartment. Two weeks of crawling into bed around 2am with a sore back and throbbing feet. Two weeks of waking up disoriented, stubbing my toe on boxes and nursing an exhaustion hangover with earl grey tea. Two weeks […]
TGIF: Feels Like Home To Me
by on April 11, 2014 20 Comments
I didn’t grow up around plants. I couldn’t tell you much about mulch, rootstock or pruning. When most kids were asked to “Water the plants” the Francis kids were asked to “Dust the plants.” Growing up in the Middle East where the weather was not conducive to gardening, silk plants were all the rage. They were consistent, […]
TGIF: I’m Making A Human!
by on March 14, 2014 109 Comments
Nothing can prepare you for the moment you discover you’re … pregnant. I’d spent five days comatose on the couch, straddling a hot water bottle, nursing a stomach flu, a fever and a smokers cough. I’d chugged many potent cocktails of Nyquil, Advil and lemon tea. To my left was a graveyard of used Kleenex. […]
TGIF: What The Double-Rainbow Guy Taught Me About Marriage
by on February 21, 2014 37 Comments
I. What’s the perfect colour scheme for two people who suddenly have joint bank accounts, cutlery and toilet paper? Back in Jan. 2013, Kupa and I were giddy newlyweds, nervously navigating our way through the jungle gym of IKEA. It was quite a surreal experience, making our first purchases as a married couple. We spent […]
