Becoming the Centers of our Homes

Welcome, friends, to a spot where you'll hear a great deal about my passion - making our homes places of peace and comfort and creativity, homes that "center" our spouses and children (and ourselves!), no matter what our stages in life.

My theory, you see, is that women learn things along the way from adolescence to old age that equip us to be the emotional hearts of our homes. An old-fashioned theory, to be sure, but can you argue with the notion that because some of us have actually carried another human being in our bodies, have turned great pain into wisdom or created beauty in desolate places, we are profoundly well equipped to offer nurture, beauty and wisdom in our homes?

This is no Goddess talking, I have deeply-held Christian beliefs and I'll share those along the way as they pertain to being the center of my home. I feel, though, that each of us has splendid gifts, whether by schooling, intuition or experience, that we can offer the people we love as we open our homes.

And there's a very good reason why we should. I believe, you see, that part of what's made our popular culture mean and cold and coarse is a lack of centeredness, a deficit of time spent in loving places with people who care about our souls and our bodies and our minds. Some of us have had to go outside our homes at stages in our lives to capture that sense of nurture, and that's a shame, but it doesn't mean we can't attempt to create a haven for others with what we've learned.

So here's what I'm offering: a sounding board for women from many backgrounds - corporate leaders, homeschooling Moms, empty-nesters - who've recognized a lack of "centeredness" in their families or marriages and hope to be the ones to fill it.

And I hope you'll share your hearts, too. Some of the best things I've learned about life I've absorbed from being around women with open hearts. So, please, open yours. We're going to learn a lot from each other!

From the center of my home to yours, I welcome you.

Kate