Essence Blog

This email is a bit later than planned. Like many of you, I've been feeling a little overstretched this week. Yesterday, there was a seven-hour internet outage that added to the chaos. I’m fully in the end-of-year holla-daze. ‍ And I'm also leaning into the goodness of the season. Speaking of...

Beloved holiday memories, traditions, and feelings of connection and good cheer around this time of year aren't because of Santa’s Elves. It’s because of the effort...

It was a late Sunday afternoon approaching the edge of evening, and the weather was absolutely gorgeous. The sun was out, and the temperature was a perfect 75 degrees. It was the kind of afternoon that reminds me why I live in Florida. It felt too beautiful to stay inside, so my family hopped on our bikes. 

We took the back roads through one of my favorite streets lined with big oak trees and spectacular houses with a jaw-dropping water view overlooking a gorgeous lake. The water...