The Sacred Work of Noticing
Theo reminds us that attention is not a passive thing. It is a form of generosity. Sometimes it is even a form of love.
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Finding Wonder Close to Home: What I Discovered on My Bicycle
The greatest distance I traveled in July wasn’t one hundred miles. It was the surprisingly short distance between simply living in a place and truly seeing it.
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The Booth at Waffle House
All of our nation’s veterans are due our gratitude for their service in preserving the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave. This Veteran’s Day, I pay tribute to my hero, my father, James Edward Cross, gone from this world but not forgotten.
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Returning Home to Local Food
There are moments in history that quietly remind us of things we should never have forgotten. For many Americans, the past several years have been one of those moments. Empty grocery shelves, interrupted supply chains, and rising food costs caused many people to ask questions that had long been overlooked. Where does our food come
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Don’t Miss the Harvest
Once I committed to eating fresh, local food in season, I began to notice something I had overlooked for years. The calendar wasn’t only measured in months. It was measured in strawberries, peaches, tomatoes, figs, pumpkins, and apples. Each one arrived with little fanfare, stayed only a short while, and quietly disappeared until the following
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The Story Behind Our Thanksgiving Turkey
Autumn has long been my favorite season. Late autumn, especially, carries a quiet beauty unlike any other time of year. The frantic work of spring and the abundance of summer gradually give way to harvest. Gardens empty. Fields grow still. Leaves loosen their grip on the trees and drift gently back to the earth from
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