by Leeana Tankersley | Dec 4, 2012 | Home Page
You could say Steve and I have been on some adventures. Wars. Writing. Twins. Overseas moves. Three babies in three years (one of whom was born in the Middle East). Living with my mother (that definitely qualifies). And, very recently, we learned that we’ll be...
by Leeana Tankersley | Dec 2, 2012 | Home Page
Aren’t these months just careening by? Whoa. November was particularly special because we hosted my dad and stepmom here for two weeks. Such a good mix of scouting the island and also sitting in front of the TV watching football together. Always such a gift to...
by Leeana Tankersley | Nov 27, 2012 | Home Page
Virginia Woolf once wrote that a “placeless person is a silenced person.” In her essay, “A Room of One’s Own,” Woolf admonishes us to find a space in this big crazy world, claim it, and return to it. This will help us find ourselves. This will help give us a voice, or...
by Leeana Tankersley | Nov 19, 2012 | Home Page
Today, I’m interviewing Tina Wells in our ongoing “Women in the Trenches” series. I have known Tina for years and years and years. She was in the same graduating high school class as my older sister, and I was in the same class with Tina’s younger sister, Annette. So,...
by Leeana Tankersley | Nov 16, 2012 | Home Page
Today’s meditation is about caring. To me, caring is about showing up to life, participating. Kathleen Norris writes, “Care derives from an Indo-European word meaning “to cry out,” as in a lament. Caring is not passive, but an assertion that no matter how strained and...
by Leeana Tankersley | Nov 13, 2012 | Home Page
I wrote this as a guest post recently, and I wanted to share it with you here. As you read, consider leaving a comment to the question I ask at the end of the post. Your words might be just what someone else needs to hear. *** Over the last three years—since becoming...