Joie d'Eve

Joie d’Eve: Feasting on Memories

Easier, yes. It’s getting easier. It’s my fourth holiday season without my mom, and...

Joie d’Eve: Making Soup for Autumn

A whirlwind month of warm temperatures, chilly college visits, and lots of soup and...

Joie d’Eve: The Last Firsts

About 10 years ago, I saw a meme on Facebook that said, “One day...

Joie d’Eve: Weathering the Storm (Season)

Hurricane season is, as usual, a time of crossing fingers, knocking wood, lighting candles,...

Joie d’Eve: Navigating Nostalgia

I know the definition of “wistful,” obviously: “full of yearning tinged with melancholy, musingly...

Joie d’Eve: Bursting With Pride

As a teenager and young adult, I always celebrated Pride Month – why would...
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Coexisting Emotions Complicate Holiday

A friend shared a poem on Thanksgiving by a poet named Sara Rian that...

Top 5: What I’m Thankful for Amidst the Chaos

It’s far too easy for me to be a pessimist, especially these days. The...

I Know How to Cook, But it’s Not Sentimental

It’s been 20 years now since I first tried to cook an entire Thanksgiving...

My Daughter Gets Her First Car

There are milestones bigger than your first car, but it’s definitely up there. It’s...

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