Cassia's Place
Thoughts on Faith, Family, and Finding Purpose
Category: Creativity
The People Who Made Us: An All-Saints Meditation
Happy All Saints Day! Though my church tradition doesn’t specifically celebrate the day, I tend to pause on Nov 1st to think about the people who came before me. Looking back can help us move forward, especially when we celebrate the examples of those…
confessions of the world’s worst barista
Note to 1995-coffee-house self: NO MATTER WHAT, ALWAYS PUT THE CARAFE BACK UNDER THE AUTODRIPPER BEFORE YOU PRESS “ON.” Even if that old crank with the bad hair fusses that her bagel is charring in the toaster, even if your boyfriend is chatting you…
garden thoughts
As a non-gardener, I’m easily impressed with those who have a knack for all things green and growing. I wrote about childhood memories of my dad’s garden earlier this year, and though Dad’s not raising a crop of squash and pumpkins at the moment,…
finding small somethings: a few thoughts on the power of inertia
I just came from coffee with a friend where we talked about the concept of inertia. She lamented that she hasn’t fully come out of the post-Easter slump. I commiserated because we both found ourselves lacking discipline to do some of the things we…
finding your eden: why creativity matters
Boys and girls come out to play! The moon is shining as bright as day! Leave your supper and leave your sleep, and join your playfellows in the street! When my kids were little, we had one of those CDs of Mother Goose songs that was…
my kids told me not to write about toilets, but i did it anyway
On Monday, I wrote a Facebook post about the after-Easter-weekend slump. I wanted to remind people that after a high-energy time, it’s normal for creativity and motivation to be low, and that’s OK. The fact that today I’m writing about toilets, much to the chagrin of my…
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