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Your Inner Child is Your Friend

Aug 14
2 min

Your Inner Child is Your Friend

My mom left when I was six. This is me before that fateful day. After my dad was awarded full custody of us, I never saw my mother again...

What is your orientation?

Jun 15
1 min

What is your orientation?

This picture was taken from the front yard of Vashti's House a few years ago. It begs the question, what is your orientation and why does...

Laurie and the Long Game

May 29
3 min

Laurie and the Long Game

This is my best friend, Laurie, dancing at my youngest son’s recent wedding. We met when I was pregnant with him twenty-seven years ago....

Thrive in Difficulties

May 24
2 min

Thrive in Difficulties

Fear feels like something is wrong or out of place. But the truth is, it is the most fertile ground for growth. When you were a child and...

The Simplicity of Peace

Mar 28
4 min

The Simplicity of Peace

The Simplicity of Peace “I have always been thankful for meeting the Young kids and for them inviting me into their home, where I met...

COLLABORATE: Four Principles of Bringing Home to Life series

Mar 22
1 min

COLLABORATE: Four Principles of Bringing Home to Life series

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CREATE: Four Principles of Bringing Home to Life series

Dec 30, 2022
4 min

CREATE: Four Principles of Bringing Home to Life series

My fondest childhood memories were at my grandparents’ home. I don’t remember seeing much of my grandparents until after my mother left....

NURTURE: Four Principles of Bringing Home to Life series

Nov 14, 2022
3 min

NURTURE: Four Principles of Bringing Home to Life series

Growing up, I was largely left to meet my own needs: soothing myself when I was scared, managing my own pain. As children, we don’t have...

CELEBRATE: Four Principles of Bringing Home to Life series

Nov 1, 2022
3 min

CELEBRATE: Four Principles of Bringing Home to Life series

Early in my married life, my husband Chris and I could only afford broken down and barley running vehicles. We lived in Alaska and our...

About Vashti's House

Oct 17, 2022
3 min

About Vashti's House

What is happening in our physical world is often a reflection of what is happening inside of us. My own home is an example of this. My...

Don't Be Afraid To Look

Oct 6, 2022
3 min

Don't Be Afraid To Look

I opened my refrigerator the other day, and was slapped in the face with a terrible smell. The smell was strong enough that it had to be...

Grief and the Unexpected Harvest

Sep 19, 2022
2 min

Grief and the Unexpected Harvest

I’m going through a grieving season right now. I’m grieving the seeds I planted that were very important to me that either died without a...

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Sep 13, 2022
1 min

You Can Eat the Weeds

Just because it's a nuisance in your life...doesn't mean it isn't providing something valuable. A little change of perspective might...

The Foundation is Worth the Investment

Jun 25, 2022
4 min

The Foundation is Worth the Investment

Welcome to Vashti’s House. Come in and make yourself at home! I love watching home improvement shows on TV. In the variety of shows I’ve...

The Train Ride. An Allegory of Addiction.

Jun 16, 2022
4 min

The Train Ride. An Allegory of Addiction.

Why is it so hard to make the changes we need in life? I’ve asked myself that question many times. Maybe it’s not as complicated as...

Get more space in your brain. Easy peasy.

Jan 19, 2022
1 min

Get more space in your brain. Easy peasy.

Do you feel like you have a lot of things falling off the back of the wagon? Forgetting things, having difficulty prioritizing or...

Connection is a lifeline

Feb 3, 2021
1 min

Connection is a lifeline

When I was a mentor at a local homeless shelter for women, we watched video for a training. It emphasized that "The opposite of addiction...

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