Category Archives: Barton's Blogs

Illuminating Beauty

As Megan mentioned in her blog, the holidays can be a source of tenderness for her. Not only because of her mother’s passing, but like many of us, the whole complexities of family dynamics can cause added friction. This year, … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Reunions

Well, here we are, three days after Thanksgiving and still feeling gorged from all that wonderful food. This year, Megan and I took a break from a very intense period of working on our book from dawn to dust each … Continue reading

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Turning the Page and Feeling Carried by Life’s Momentum

What a crazy week it has been. We have just returned from the mountains for a conference of mine. And amidst our work on a variety of our normal contracts while we were there, Megan and I have both been hurling … Continue reading

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Uncovering Opportunity Amidst Life’s Messes

Last week, Megan recounted my recent experience with local police & EMS, and those oh so well intentioned folks who inadvertently caused unneccessary mayhem while doing their best to help. In the days since, I have spent countless hours processing and attempting to make sense out of conflicting perspectives on what transpired, many of which exist purely internally. Continue reading

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The Week That Wouldn’t End

Have you ever had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day? Well, we had one crazy week before our vacation. Continue reading

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