Elisa Juarez
Spring into Play
March 5, 2023 March brings a prelude to Spring and a shift in consciousness. In this corner of the world, birds are returning with joyful...
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Elisa Juarez
- Feb 20
- 2 min
Love Changes Shape
February 19, 2023 I had a blog reflection started for Valentine’s, but it just didn’t come together. I was too tired and the time too...
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Elisa Juarez
- Feb 2
- 2 min
Wisdom & Clay Pots
February 2, 2023 I’ve been thinking about this idea that wisdom comes with age, and what that really means. Clearly, it’s not automatic....
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Elisa Juarez
- Feb 1
- 1 min
Turkey Meatballs
By Elisa Juarez Photo from @thereciperebel which inspired this recipe Ingredients: 1 pound ground turkey 1/2 cup dry breadcrumbs 1/2 cup...
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Elisa Juarez
- Jan 16
- 3 min
Mile Markers
January 16, 2023 This year ends in a three. That makes it a mile marker for me, a new decade starting this month. So, naturally I am...
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Elisa Juarez
- Dec 28, 2022
- 2 min
What to Be in '23
December 28, 2022 This is one of my favorite weeks of the year as we linger in the afterglow of Christmas. It feels like a sacred pause...
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Elisa Juarez
- Dec 20, 2022
- 3 min
Believe!
December 23, 2020 My childhood bedroom was on the 2nd floor overlooking the backyard. I can remember many a Christmas Eve, gazing out my...
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Elisa Juarez
- Dec 5, 2022
- 3 min
Season of Lights
December 6, 2022 First published in Soul Salsa in 2020 The month of December ushers in a season of lights, festivities, and holy-days....
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Elisa Juarez
- Nov 18, 2022
- 3 min
The Welcome Table
November 2021 Thanksgiving is a celebration of harvest, heritage, and home. The table is a central gathering place where family and...
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Elisa Juarez
- Nov 13, 2022
- 2 min
Gathering
November 13, 2022 “Harvest is a joyful time of gathering the produce of the land.” ― Sunday Adelaja As Thanksgiving approaches, I’m...
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Elisa Juarez
- Oct 31, 2022
- 2 min
Rhythm & Ritual
October 24, 2022 Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm & harmony. -Thomas Merton Lately I’ve been feeling...
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Elisa Juarez
- Sep 19, 2022
- 3 min
The Next Right Thing
September 18, 2022 Just do the next right thing Take a step, step again It is all that I can do The next right thing. I won’t look too...
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Elisa Juarez
- Sep 5, 2022
- 1 min
Glazed Ground Turkey Meatloaf
Adapted from recipe by Six Sisters' Stuff, www.sixsistersstuff.com Ingredients: 1-1/2 lbs. ground turkey 3/4 cup carrots, shredded 3...
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Elisa Juarez
- Sep 5, 2022
- 2 min
Rain & Radiance
September 4, 2022 At the end of a scorching, dry summer, finally there was a pattern change. It came just as my dad was slipping away...
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Elisa Juarez
- Aug 27, 2022
- 2 min
A Little Dachshund Tale
August 27, 2022 My dad passed away peacefully last Friday, August 19, at 11:30 AM. In the preceding days, my brother and his family flew...
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Elisa Juarez
- Aug 14, 2022
- 2 min
Nightfall
August 14, 2022 It was one year ago that Art and I moved my dad from assisted living into memory care. We honestly thought he was dying....
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Elisa Juarez
- Aug 14, 2022
- 2 min
Planet Love
July 31, 2022 The extreme heat of this Texas summer has kept us from being able to spend much time outdoors, and I am feeling deprived....
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Elisa Juarez
- Jul 14, 2022
- 2 min
The Watering Can
July 14, 2022 Some seasons are brutal. This summer qualifies. Due to a long stretch of triple-digit days, I’m doing double shifts with...
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Elisa Juarez
- Jul 8, 2022
- 3 min
Father of the Bride
July 7, 2022 Last weekend Art and I watched the 2022 version of Father of the Bride starring Andy Garcia and Gloria Estefan. They play...
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Elisa Juarez
- Jun 26, 2022
- 2 min
Lightness of Being
June 26, 2022 “Joy is the most infallible sign of the Presence of God.” I’ve come to believe that joy is like a hidden treasure buried...
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