by Natalie Ogbourne | Jul 21, 2015 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
A tiny ball of feline fluff has taken up residence in our garage. She moved in at the invitation of our youngest, herself a petite bundle of boundless energy. Our girlie made the little grey cat a bed, set up a feeding station, and installed a litter...
by Natalie Ogbourne | May 12, 2015 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
Spring is well underway and I’m celebrating. Some of these celebrations are borne from intention while others occur as naturally as breath. They are, in random order: Color Green grass and leaves, flowering trees and shrubs are here. They’ve created a...
by Natalie Ogbourne | Apr 20, 2015 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
My husband was away recently for a few days of out-of-town work and instead of going to sleep at reasonable hour, I stayed up and binge read the blog of a writer I’d heard interviewed earlier that day. I read her entire blog–all five years of...
by Natalie Ogbourne | Apr 8, 2015 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
It’s early April, and here in the midwest, already spring’s verdant march across the lawn toward the front door is more than a hint or a dream. The bright landscape leaves no question that winter, though it could at any moment clench its frosty fist, has...
by Natalie Ogbourne | Mar 3, 2015 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
There is a time for everything. I know this. I believe it. The thing is, when a sliver of life overwhelms me, I forget it. I tend to operate on the assumption that whatever is going on in my life–good or bad, joy or sorrow–will last forever. The seasons,...
by Natalie Ogbourne | Jan 28, 2015 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
We’ve taken to watching a little football at our house on Sunday afternoons and when the talk turns to the Super Bowl, I remember the day I found some unexpected beauty in Yellowstone. Oh, I expected to find beauty, but not indoors, not around the television,...