An Empty House: This I dread
“I’m going to be fine in empty nest. Don’t worry about me out here in Montana in my farmhouse. I’ve got my writing. I’ve got...
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I write to shine a light on a dim or otherwise pitch black corner…to provide relief for myself and others. It’s the light that I am looking for. And the wonder it illuminates. May my words land in your heart. yours, Laura
Haven 4:00 a.m.– Dealing with Meanies
Now Booking Haven Writing Retreats 2018 You do NOT have to be a writer to come– just a seeker who loves the written word, and...
Haven 4:00 a.m. — My Face
Now Booking Haven Writing Retreats 2018 You do NOT have to be a writer to come– just a seeker who loves the written word, and...
Haven 4 a.m. Christmas musing…
Nothing that I planned for this Christmas season happened. And then everything that matters did. I’m looking at empty nest this fall, and so Christmas...
Haven 4:00 a.m.
Now Booking Haven Writing Retreats 2018 You do NOT have to be a writer to come– just a seeker who loves the written word, and...
The Junk Drawer Cleanse
Now Booking Haven Writing Retreats 2018 You do NOT have to be a writer to come– just a seeker who loves the written word, and...
Stop Trying: The Holiday Spirit Cure
Now Booking Haven Writing Retreats 2018 You do NOT have to be a writer to come– just a seeker who loves the written word, and...
Holidays Re-invented: A Spoon Funeral
Holidays are my haven, and not for reasons you’d imagine. Sure, as a child it began with We Gather Together, and the Macy’s Day Parade,...
When Doing Our Best Feels Like Failure…
For those of you who feel like your best falls short sometimes…here’s some permission to GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK! (special permission for mothers of college-bound...
What If You Stopped Giving?
If you read me…you’re going to have to sit a spell. Pour a cup of something and pause. I refuse to go into sound bytes…...
Summer Rules: Stop. Sit. Watch.
I sent my son off to baseball recruitment camp yesterday morning. In a matter of months, I’ll know where he’s going to be spending the...
Particulate Matter– a Lesson in Surrender
I forgot about this essay until the smoke from the fires burning around the West put me on a kind of house arrest this week....
Summer Mother
I wrote this 20 years ago one summer evening, after a day of hiking in the mountains of Montana with my brand new baby. It’s...
A Summer Personal Writing Retreat: Turning your home into your sanctuary
Follow me on Facebook for more news, community, and inspiration! Say you want to write. Say you dream of a cabin in the woods like the one...
Letting Go of Your Stuff: the Closet Cleanse
Now booking for our 2017 Haven Writing Retreats! From book writers to journal writers and everything in-between, Haven will meet you where you need to...
Roll Call– What’s in a Name
I lost light watching the last of the bug hatches, and the fish rising and the clouds going crimson, breathing shallow little strikes at feeling...
The Color of Wonder: Stop Expecting. Start Receiving.
I remember the first time it happened. I was five and we were at Disneyworld and there it was: Cinderella’s castle, right in front of...
My Perfect June Day in Whitefish, Montana
As seen on Explore Whitefish! June is heavenly here in Whitefish, Montana with all the birds nesting and singing their territorial symphony, the snow melting...
Tips on Creature Comforts from my Facebook Posse! (Beds, Bras, Skin-care, and much more…)
It seems I’ve tapped into some serious zeitgeist over on Facebook in the last months, as I’ve been exploring some of my creature comfort needs…and...
Learning How to Ask (and receive)
If you’ve wondered what is behind the scenes at a Haven Writing Retreat…watch this video: A word on learning how to ask for what you...
Full Nest
Click to Listen to the sounds of my Montana marsh Every spring when the birds come back I feel so grateful, and also, a little...
The Melt. Are you listening?
Now Booking Haven Writing Retreats 2017 June 7-11 (still spaces) June 21-25 (still spaces) September 6-10, 20-24 October 4-8, 18-22 I feel invisible in winter. Every year, I...
New Year’s Hope: Winged Victory
"Don’t live in fear of the rug being ripped out from underneath you. But do know what your passions are and live them with all...
The Merrier Me
Like a lot of people this weekend who opted to tuck in front of the fire in lieu of holiday parties, I watched Rudolph, which...
Pilgrimage
Song of the Lark In the season and spirit of pilgrims…let’s look at how change is essential, and perspective is everything. When I was twenty,...
We Gather Together: or How to Have a Happy Thanksgiving 2016
Thanksgiving is here and families are assembling from all corners of the country. And unless you come from a family I didn’t know existed, this...
Thanksgiving, the TSA, and Two Cabbies
Here’s a piece I wrote for the Huffington Post a few years ago, which captures gratitude under duress. May we all travel safely, and with...
Memory Lane Monday
Now booking 2017 Haven Writing Retreats! February 22-26 (only a few spots left) June 7-11 June 21-25 September 6-10 September 20-24 October 4-8 October 18-22...
How Questions Can Help You Find Your Voice
We have just a few more spaces left on our 2016 Haven Writing Retreat calendar! September 21-25 (one space left) October 5-9 (spaces left) October...
Modern Love: The Podcast
If you liked the essay, you’ll love the book: “This Is Not The Story You Think It Is” After so many people, literally millions, read...
5 Tips for Powerful Writing
Haven Writing Retreat 2016 Schedule: June 8-12 (STILL ROOM!) June 22-26 (FULL WITH WAIT LIST) September 7-11 September 21-25 October 5-9 October 19-23 If you...
Ode to Jim Harrison
Now Booking our Haven Writing Retreat 2016 calendar June 8-12 (still room) June 22-26 (full) September 7-11 September 21-25 October 5-9 October 19-23 Ode to...
Why You Should Hire an Editor: (or why the teacher must be a student)
Now booking our Haven Writing Retreats Montana 2016 calendar! June 8-12 (booking fast) June 22-26 (booking fast) September 7-11 September 21-25 October 5-9 October 19-23...
What I Learned From My Personal Writing Retreat
Now booking our Haven Writing Retreats Montana 2016 calendar! February 24-28 (full with wait list) June 8-12 June 22-26 September 7-11 September 21-25 October 5-9...
Laura’s Best Winter “Food for the Muse” Recipes: Pasta Bolognese
While I am taking this time of dormancy to write, and enjoying what Haven Writing Retreats alums are saying about creativity here on my blog,...