Dana ButlerFeb 22, 20212 minA Tale of EmbarrassmentFrom February 1, 2021 So the kids and I are driving home today and it's *that* time of day. 4:45-ish in the afternoon. All coping skills...
Dana ButlerFeb 22, 20211 minAt Home Within YourselfFrom January 30, 2021 Hey, my sweet friends. In the vein of willingly inhabiting the space within our limits (see my post from yesterday...
Dana ButlerFeb 22, 20212 minA Friday Intro: (Limits and Letting Folks Down)From January 29, 2021 Hi loves. An excited, warm WELCOME to you lovely new faces ‘round here. I like you so much already.😊 It is...
Dana ButlerFeb 22, 20211 minA Long Way Off(a poem-prayer, to be found where the father is) A father's heart embraces his son still mid-run, still a long way off. A father's heart...
Dana ButlerFeb 22, 20211 minA Story About Gift-GivingFrom January 27, 2021 A few days ago, I somehow got into a conversation with my 10-year-old son (who has developmental disabilities but...
Dana ButlerFeb 22, 20211 minMindful--Mary Oliver From January 26, 2021 Every day I see or I hear something that more or less kills me with delight, that leaves me like a...
Dana ButlerFeb 22, 20211 minAn Old House StoryFrom January 25, 2021 So, the story on this ol' house. (Well, *my* story on it, anyway.) I drive by it two or three times a week on the...
Dana ButlerFeb 22, 20211 minHaven(A poem-prayer for your weekend) From January 23, 2021 God, May my heart persevere to hold space for the hurting. May my eyes be warm...
Dana ButlerFeb 22, 20212 minA Friday IntroFrom January 22, 2021 Hi friends! Lots of new faces here (👋🏼) so thought I’d Friday-introduce myself today — which, if I’m honest, is...
Dana ButlerFeb 22, 20211 minThe Most Afraid I've BeenFrom January 19, 2021 This was the most genuinely afraid I have ever been while photographing an abandoned property. Obviously I’m still...
Dana ButlerFeb 22, 20211 minWhen You Find You’re Afraid to HopeWhen life has dealt one brutal blow after the next, after still the next, and circumstances might finally be looking up a bit but you’re...
Dana ButlerFeb 22, 20211 minUnabashed Fire and Frolic“Until further notice, celebrate everything.” . I have no idea who first said that, but it’s when I forget to consciously live that way...
Dana ButlerFeb 22, 20212 min10 Things that Keep my Heart HopefulFrom January 16, 2021 Hi, my friends. Happy glorious winter Saturday. It can be glorious regardless of almost everything, ya know....
Dana ButlerFeb 22, 20211 minFrostFrom January 14, 2021 We traipse bleary-eyed out to the car, parked out front -rather than garaged- to give the workmen uninterrupted...
Dana ButlerFeb 22, 20211 minReverenceFrom January 14, 2021 With respect And reverence That the unknown Between us Might flower Into discovery And lead us Beyond The familiar...
Dana ButlerFeb 21, 20213 minWhen the Critics Are Your Dearest FriendsFrom January 1, 2021 Stan reminded me this morning that at the end of Daring Greatly, Brene Brown yells at her notes, “If the critics’...
Dana ButlerFeb 21, 20212 minONE WORD 2021December 30, 2020 One year ago found me feeling excruciatingly lost. The pieces of me shattered and scattered. My identity still...
Dana ButlerFeb 21, 20212 minWalking Ourselves Through to ChristFrom December 26, 2020 I keep having these conversations lately with one of my kids. They go like this: . Me: “No emotion is bad. Anger,...
Dana ButlerFeb 21, 20212 minA Friday IntroHey y'all. It's me. I haven't done one of these in a while, and there are some new folks 'round here (Hiii! I'm so very grateful for your...
Dana ButlerFeb 21, 20211 minReal and alive. And held.From December 15, 2020 “Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack, a crack in everything That's...