When to move on: lessons from a pine tree

When my husband, Bob and I bought our little cabin in Northern Arizona’s Rim Country in 2022, we transplanted our foot-tall Christmas tree, “Jack” on the back of our two-acre parcel. At first, our pine experienced transplant shock and it was touch-and-go for a while. We compared this to our own growing pains adjusting from…

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Divine interruptions: when to take that leap of faith

What do a power outage and a leaky roof have in common? In my household, the former (another blog post in itself) put a stop to plans, or movement, my husband and I set in motion this past summer. And the latter instigated movement—thanks to a downpour delivered on Christmas Eve straight into our kitchen…

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