With each year that goes by, this all means a little bit more. It's so worth the [sometimes very] hard work. What a beautiful life.
The Giovagnoni: 2025 Wrap Up
The Tree
An imaginative, speculative story of Eve, FOMO and the Fall.
Sunday’s coming, but let’s stay in Friday.
I love Easter, but the more I learn to appreciate and honor grief, I find I love Good Friday even more.
Reflections on a Year: 2024 in Review
It's the last day of the year, so time to reflect. So much good. But of course that's not all the year held.
Cultivating awe is a spiritual discipline.
I've always felt like I had to tone down my over-the-top expressions of excitement, anticipation, joy and wonder. Like I was always just a bit too much. Turns out, I was created for that.
Am I Gonna Sink or Swim?
Today is my first day of graduate school! I’m giddy and a little bit scared…
All it took was an invitation.
Last week we hosted a gathering for our neighbors - something I've wanted to do for years. You know what I discovered? It was way easier than I expected.
My Marvelous Present
I'm giving myself a gift for my 46th birthday today. And it might just be the best gift I've ever received.
What if…
It seemed like a good idea on paper... Walking away from a job I loved in hopes of discovering what else was out there for me. If only life were as simple as the movies make it seem.
Okay midlife … let’s do this.
In which at 45 my life is taking an unexpected, yet somehow perfectly fitting, right turn.
These Words of Mine 