Smaller & Deeper is a weekly invitation to notice life's small, ordinary moments and ponder their deeper meaning.

As a subscriber, you will get:

• A weekly newsletter every Sunday evening to begin your week. Each essay is a reminder that the small moments, conversations, words, and ideas often hold blessings, meaning, and depth when we pause to notice.

• A Smaller and Deeper Invitation: an easy way to incorporate finding these moments in your week.

• A Lectio Divina Practice: Each week, I share a poem, quote, or even song with prompts on how to pause and listen deeply and slowly for your own smaller and deeper invitation.

Why smaller and deeper?

Smaller and Deeper is an ancient invitation.   

Smaller and deeper is a reminder to see the small details, embrace the small impact, and pause and celebrate the small.  

It’s also about looking deeper. Deeper means (to me) slow thinking about ideas. Mining the depths of ideas, beliefs, and relationships before jumping to conclusions.

Deeper is an invitation to see beyond the surface, to move with a little less speed and a little more intention.

For years, smaller and deeper have been whispering in my heart. When I started writing here in February 2021, I had no idea the contemplative lessons smaller and deeper would have to teach.

I’m a spiritual director, a breast cancer survivor, and a haiku writer.