I have been a gatherer for as long as I can remember. As a child, I had a collection of postcards taped to my bedroom wall of city lights at night taken from airplanes. That is one of the first gatherings I remember. I love going on walks and gathering feathers and stones that light up my heart. I love going to thrift stores and antique shops and wandering around, finding something beautiful and full of memory and touch. I love gathering stories from people, listening with my heart open to what they have been through and what has shaped them. One of my favorite things to do is visit someone’s home and look around at what they have gathered and placed on bookshelves and on walls, the things that tell stories about who they are and what they care about.

To gather is to love and to celebrate joyfully, saying “Look at this!”.

Here are just a few things I’ve gathered…