My ears used to turn off when I heard the word “legacy.” Growing a legacy seemed too big a task—one in which I already felt behind! I’ve made too many mistakes, I thought, and there have been too many twists in my path for it to add up to anything good anytime soon. I wanted my life to matter, and to do something good in this world, but my life felt more like a mess that needed cleaning up before…
The simplest answer: you asked for it… and we wanted it for our girls, too! We often hear from the Cultivate community, “I wish I had learned these things when I was younger—it would have saved me so much wasted time!” I’m right there with you! The power of little-by-little progress, prioritizing relationships over achievement, and the importance of pointing your actions toward a bigger-picture vision for your life? Yes, I wish I’d learned those lessons earlier in life, too!…
This is a strange season we’re in, friends. Time seems elastic—even our hours seem to stretch and shrink as we problem solve, seek out peace, and tend to the people around us—but through it all, there’s a question that keeps coming back to my thoughts (maybe you’ve been asking yourself this, too): what is my life for? What will my life illuminate for others long after I’m gone? This idea of legacy has rooted itself in my heart, and today,…
Listen to this post—and step out into the garden with me—above! ____________ I keep thinking about it. Over and over, since this pandemic began, one conversation with my mom from 18 years ago keeps coming to mind. It was the summer after my junior year of college—September 11th had happened a few months earlier. As this tragedy did for so many of us, it made me question what I was living my life for. I needed something more sure to…
Well, summer may be a little different this year, right?Summer camps are cancelled. Many vacations aren’t happening. The community pool will likely be closed. Summer concerts and BBQ’s with neighbors will be different. It’s a Stay-at-Home Summer for us. But, there’s hope. In all of our dashed plans, there are delights! Instead of cars outside, we’re hearing birds.Instead of rushing from activity to activity, we’re here—noticing spring unfold in a new way. Our family is slowing down. Instead of summer…