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How to Live with Your Stuff – Without Letting It Overwhelm You

One of the themes of the last few months has been stuff – the physical items with which we surround…

christmas, declutter, essentialism, konmari, marie kondo, organization, parenting, possessions, simplicity

When Parenting Meets Travelling

When we told friends and family that we would be travelling through Costa Rica for the last two months of…

children, costa rica, everyday life, family, parenthood, parenting, travel, travels

Parenting Hack: Thing It/Unthing It

I was sitting around chatting with a group of moms the other day. One friend mentioned that her son was…

children, eating, everyday life, family, intentionality, meaning, parenthood, parenting, potty training, rituals, toddlers, travel, travels

How Did I Become A Single-Issue Voter?

I returned to my hometown in Michigan this week to visit and introduce my grandparents to my newborn son, Hawk.…

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Welcome Hawk! (A Birth Story)

One month ago, Hugh Archer Whipple Callahan came into the world. Our little man was originally due on September 6th,…

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The Second Time Around

What has been most notable about this second pregnancy is how different it feels from the first. The first time…

control, control issues, lesbian, LGBT, LGBTQ topics, parenthood, parenting, pregnancy, spirituality, Surrender

Love It And Let It Go

Since holding the first printed copies of my book, Indispensable, in my hand, the idea that it is published has…

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Today’s Resistance: Choose Love Over Fear

Two weeks ago, the Callahans embarked on a ‘near-shore’ adventure — a long weekend in Montreal to meet up with friends, dine…

fear, immigration, love, politics, refugees, resistance

What I Learned In The Ten Years It Took To Publish My First Book

I wrote my first version of Indispensable nearly ten years ago, over the early part of 2008.  Later that year,…

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The Poetry Flip

It’s rare that I sit down to write and poetry comes out. In many ways, prose is more aligned with…

death, friends, poetry, social justice, writing

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