https://www.jillkandel.com/blog daily 1.0 2026-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/81a4ada6-285b-4b83-b438-3b00ca706a02/Book+Sticker+2.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/e8f1ef76-32f7-4ff7-b1d9-ec19c2c0c124/SMA+AUDIO+COVER.jpg https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/th9i7ahfr03n9aneqnis1q0lxu0azg monthly 0.5 2026-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/5eaeaa08-ddc3-4e9d-8fb9-38c0ba408ebd/Mt+bike+utah.jpg Blog - An Interview with Olympian Alex Hall’s Mother - How did you meet your husband? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/b95a9888-3db4-4c44-91e1-b7cc934ed253/Mark+and+Elena.jpg Blog - An Interview with Olympian Alex Hall’s Mother - Tell Me Something About Your Wedding Photo: Marc and Elena https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/3260b0a2-8115-4e08-b6b0-2568732e1e2b/extended+family.jpg Blog - An Interview with Olympian Alex Hall’s Mother - Tell me about a funny misunderstanding you’ve had related to language or culture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/26221fa6-ea50-461c-8d2a-1294d0cddec4/Table+full.jpg Blog - An Interview with Olympian Alex Hall’s Mother - What surprised you most being in an international marriage? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/d1bf879c-a473-438a-b46d-593439713797/2.jpg Blog - An Interview with Olympian Alex Hall’s Mother - What’s one part of your spouse’s culture you’ve chosen to embrace? Photo: Mountain biking in Utah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/217bcb2d-003d-4e7c-9361-090bed22ff68/Matterhorn.jpg Blog - An Interview with Olympian Alex Hall’s Mother - Tell me about one of your struggles living in cross-cultural relationship. Photo: Aldo and his brother Alex by the Matterhorn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/0c81c2bd-f941-4229-b88b-6b55b251f48a/camping+Swiss+Alps.jpg Blog - An Interview with Olympian Alex Hall’s Mother - Anything else you’d like to say on education or language? Photo: Camping in the Swiss Alps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/fea40fad-0c5e-4bb4-a82e-1838eb549abd/Ski+lift.jpg Blog - An Interview with Olympian Alex Hall’s Mother - What is their experience like being cross-cultural children? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/3ebac69e-efc4-41ec-a22d-8027968e5b0f/2018+Korea+Olympics.jpg Blog - An Interview with Olympian Alex Hall’s Mother - What do your children think about growing up multi-cultural? Photo: 2018 Olympics in Korea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/43169fe1-7644-4823-aacd-aa078d1c5877/Losoto+Skiing.jpg Blog - An Interview with Olympian Alex Hall’s Mother - What is the best thing about being in an international marriage? Photo: Skiing in Losoto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/30cd4996-c16a-4753-973e-2c5c6434e332/Wind+River+Fishing.jpg Blog - An Interview with Olympian Alex Hall’s Mother - What is one way you keep family connections healthy and alive when you live in different parts of the world? Photo: Wind River Fishing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/287e99ed-1d4f-4990-a638-9e0d395ecf69/3.jpg Blog - An Interview with Olympian Alex Hall’s Mother - What is the best piece of advice you have for people considering or living in a cross-cultural relationship? https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/horsing-around monthly 0.5 2025-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/ba422d02-a3a9-44bb-9dc2-0219fdce21f5/Bison+Strides+14.jpg Blog - Horsing Around - A most surprising thing has entered my life! Horseback riding! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/b043214e-0d23-46a8-a7eb-b44a82fe90ab/Horse+11.jpg Blog - Horsing Around - Wait. Had I read that right? Brain injuries? Brain injury and horses! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/ccc68d3c-2621-4b5a-a272-fa122ab1a29d/Horse+3.jpg Blog - Horsing Around - On the first day, I walked into the enormous barn of the NDSU Equine Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/06d38cf3-74d4-4bed-8038-0276a6f90727/Horse+4.jpg Blog - Horsing Around - I sat on JoJo’s back while Dr. Erika adjusted the stirrups. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/c308fc92-806b-42f1-9478-485f248be572/Horse+9.jpg Blog - Horsing Around - “Take your right hand and pat the left side of JoJo’s neck,” Dr. Erika instructed me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/4f626ee0-fe3f-4f5c-9333-01e39c6cf12a/Bison+Strides+10.jpg Blog - Horsing Around - I went up to ride four times in total and rode two different horses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/10c7d6b2-7b27-48ea-804d-cd0f9e8ca013/Horse+8.jpg Blog - Horsing Around - Riding took me to an old place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/4ad7cdcc-578e-4dec-b5f8-b4b359709de4/Horse+6.jpg Blog - Horsing Around - As I thought about the riding sessions, I knew they’d been therapeutic and helpful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/7933ea59-6d77-455b-a540-76fd02276724/Horse+14.JPG Blog - Horsing Around - As my good old friend Sir Winston Churchill said, “There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.” https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/book-tours-the-good-the-bad-and-the-unexpected monthly 0.5 2025-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/5d76163b-7034-4ada-a54b-6d8ad80858c2/Great+Reads+Author+Talk+Poster+2.jpg Blog - Book Tours: The good, the bad, and the … unexpected - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/a444306e-38b7-4d11-9ef3-94279244c4ee/Trip+1.jpg Blog - Book Tours: The good, the bad, and the … unexpected - The Reality of Book Tours https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/345f2482-54d3-483d-b17f-0a2cec9b2191/Cando+2.jpg Blog - Book Tours: The good, the bad, and the … unexpected - So Why Do A Book Tour? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/cf98b1b2-459c-4c0c-8047-a3b2ca7719a0/cando+4.jpg Blog - Book Tours: The good, the bad, and the … unexpected - My book tour across North Dakota included the Cando Community Library https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/786d4fab-8d0e-4a6a-8412-ca02b094bf94/Cando+3.jpg Blog - Book Tours: The good, the bad, and the … unexpected - Setting up for the evening with the lovely banner NDSU Press made for The Clean Daughter! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/3dc3711f-cb93-430c-8dfa-82e03f0c318f/DL+4.jpg Blog - Book Tours: The good, the bad, and the … unexpected - Waiting Around https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/9f4f354a-9612-4f6b-a519-7ef2bf3cbd11/DL+3.jpg Blog - Book Tours: The good, the bad, and the … unexpected - Devils Lake, North Dakota https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/c48da455-ebda-4b0c-8eea-62aab96ac2f2/DL+8.jpg Blog - Book Tours: The good, the bad, and the … unexpected - The very enthusiastic librarian, Jolie, had done a great job promoting the event! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/b1170135-c17d-4587-8660-e17ad0e3b0b5/DL+6.jpg Blog - Book Tours: The good, the bad, and the … unexpected - I signed books until I sold out! Now that was unexpected! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/3d907e36-02a4-4f9e-bf67-10cbe9219452/HOme+Again.jpg Blog - Book Tours: The good, the bad, and the … unexpected - And what does an author do after she returns home? https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/three-dimensional monthly 0.5 2025-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/f01d0a68-d794-4ab0-a774-d8a4188dc221/Jill.jpg Blog - Three Dimensional! - Brains are crazy amazing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1a592786-cae3-4c59-ae20-cd5a70197f92/Love+your+Brain.png Blog - Three Dimensional! - I’ve been going to a special yoga class taught by a certified Love Your Brain yoga instructor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/94b954ca-74ee-43f1-8373-0e2698ad34f2/20250204_080432.jpg Blog - Three Dimensional! - After weeks of daily practice, I began to notice some long-forgotten sensations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/33ab7265-8103-45e9-ba30-3b56d332c2f7/flat+s+1.png Blog - Three Dimensional! - My world had been flat. I had been flat! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/281409fb-f861-4d5f-93ad-6c62efbc1d8b/20250204_080956.jpg Blog - Three Dimensional! - I stumbled over my words when I tried to explain it to my husband. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/5c149e7b-c6f2-471d-a783-bf968c4ed582/20250204_081401.jpg Blog - Three Dimensional! - “Your brain has more than 100 billion cells, each connected to at least 20,000 other cells. The possible combinations are greater than the number of molecules in the known universe.” ~ Brian Tracy https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/brain-surprises-and-a-book-tour monthly 0.5 2024-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/a68fb644-a4c0-4fa6-936e-8e1b89bad19b/M5.jpeg Blog - Brain Surprises and a Book Tour - I‘ve done the first two stops on my Library of Congress Great Reads Book Tour! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/b098289b-4d8f-4c9f-95ad-c515636266a9/W1.jpg Blog - Brain Surprises and a Book Tour - Washburn Public Library https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/13ce2571-119d-4bab-9592-8b276d7bb48c/M8.jpg Blog - Brain Surprises and a Book Tour - Driving up, I thought the Mayville Library was a Carnegie Library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/eea04374-80eb-4989-a62c-1155afa5ff89/M9.jpg Blog - Brain Surprises and a Book Tour - What a Masterpiece of Craftsmanship! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/b1b7f4e2-9bf4-4ec1-8f0d-fdea3eaa3285/M11.jpg Blog - Brain Surprises and a Book Tour - It’s always a joy to be with people who love to read! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/4e888254-544d-46f1-a7d7-a9a8a00ee165/M4.jpeg Blog - Brain Surprises and a Book Tour - The Exciting Door Prize Drawing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/4907a78d-e697-4d14-9c41-4c02075d6ee1/W2.jpg Blog - Brain Surprises and a Book Tour - Besides doing two library events, I’ve mostly been home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/68335f8e-7a56-4fb0-b946-01ab6cdb92fb/P2.jpg Blog - Brain Surprises and a Book Tour - SURPRISE! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/ee48dde9-0255-432e-a057-0e573c2f916f/P3.jpg Blog - Brain Surprises and a Book Tour - Knitting felt different! Everything I touched felt more “real” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/b38e58d9-68c5-4299-8daa-5f3aacd89bd8/F1.jpg Blog - Brain Surprises and a Book Tour - I wonder if other things will suddenly pop up. Just like that. Some fine day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/66c49b61-5ab5-46ca-a698-1dc5a55e1828/C2.jpg Blog - Brain Surprises and a Book Tour - From my bookshelf to yours, Wishing you the very best of Holidays! https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/3yasqds16m2r1f0kvz5hca8nz0srl0 monthly 0.5 2024-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/b0d29f95-b5f6-44aa-9dcd-e885c24e9aff/P1.jpg Blog - Perseverance: Stuck in a Loop - Sometimes my brain gets stuck. On a thought. On a word. On a song. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/556c5d3f-8329-4875-a76e-46d68d2a6e62/P2.jpg Blog - Perseverance: Stuck in a Loop - She said that type of repetition had a name. Perseverance! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/8782f374-7309-4412-be6e-0cb536e22beb/P3.jpg Blog - Perseverance: Stuck in a Loop - I was flabbergasted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/5b473191-f818-43e7-83d4-827e2f270d0a/P4.jpg Blog - Perseverance: Stuck in a Loop - She asked me to talk to my own brain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/15f0846e-6daa-4bd6-b6e5-8172c733991e/P5.jpg Blog - Perseverance: Stuck in a Loop - Refocusing has been a real key. https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/anchor-stars-holding-me-together monthly 0.5 2024-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/b7196ac8-3703-41b8-bb78-fac0adfe83dd/Star+5.jpg Blog - What’s Holding Me Together - We all live with constraints. Things we can’t do, shouldn’t do, or have to do. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/a2c042d2-0e88-4cca-96e2-34562bc2bb6d/Star+4.jpg Blog - What’s Holding Me Together - Anchor Stars are retrofitted into old brick buildings. They help to hold the building together! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/706a3ba7-f810-4bab-8f68-bdae93dc6eb2/Star+1.jpg Blog - What’s Holding Me Together - Anchor stars are permanent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/915da829-36f2-4d95-abd2-a9de5ade0de2/Star+2.jpg Blog - What’s Holding Me Together - Brain injury is more like having diabetes. It’s chronic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/87c20e5a-c8ad-4097-bba4-5d6c0b6145d2/Star+6.jpg Blog - What’s Holding Me Together - Cheat Days! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/b2cbd490-08fe-4e0a-9db9-7f972d20ef76/Star+7.jpg Blog - What’s Holding Me Together - My Anchor Stars https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/670e23ae-a4c6-4d2c-9ce0-c2de6d225dd6/Star+6.jpg Blog - What’s Holding Me Together - We all have constraints. We all have things that help hold us together. https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/nd-today-show-an-opera-and-games-at-the-brain-gym monthly 0.5 2024-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/9c392fce-1809-4cb9-95e2-7702cacbeb32/ND+Today+Show+pic+1.jpg Blog - N.D. Today Show, An Opera, and Games at the Brain Gym! - North Dakota Today Show! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/d71e213c-a5b7-4223-848c-3d4128102966/Brain+Games+8.jpg Blog - N.D. Today Show, An Opera, and Games at the Brain Gym! - An Evening at the Opera Save the Date!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/cd034420-4f6e-4529-a453-031052fdf77f/Brain+Games+1.jpg Blog - N.D. Today Show, An Opera, and Games at the Brain Gym! - Brain Ready!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/32a3fcad-a0ee-4f3e-b901-b505962b30ef/Brain+Games+2.jpg Blog - N.D. Today Show, An Opera, and Games at the Brain Gym! - Word Games Starting Out Easy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/7db3f2f4-fb9d-44b7-aa75-20c7dc2ba5b5/Brain+Games+4.jpg Blog - N.D. Today Show, An Opera, and Games at the Brain Gym! - Word Chains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/616eb773-9852-4576-a6b1-25f6011f55ab/Brain+Games+5.jpg Blog - N.D. Today Show, An Opera, and Games at the Brain Gym! - Accessing Seldom Used Words game https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/f261839e-b275-43fc-b104-cccd5cb98b31/Brain+Games+1.jpg Blog - N.D. Today Show, An Opera, and Games at the Brain Gym! - Flex Those Brain Muscles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/a5eab134-1527-4de0-8007-a0fb2fa0b989/Brain+Games+6.jpg Blog - N.D. Today Show, An Opera, and Games at the Brain Gym! - Heavy Lifting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/34d45805-0157-4dd4-9a34-b75f879279e2/Brain+Games+7.jpg Blog - N.D. Today Show, An Opera, and Games at the Brain Gym! - Yoga! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1208cfbd-3cdc-4a07-9c45-ac1924d1631f/Brain+Games+9.jpg Blog - N.D. Today Show, An Opera, and Games at the Brain Gym! - At Home https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/the-library-of-congress-2024-great-reads monthly 0.5 2024-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/f3ebc474-08a5-4547-8ebf-6d7670cf1399/LOC+1.jpg Blog - The Library of Congress 2024 Great Reads! - Library of Congress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/d4423a79-cc50-4f55-8aba-4b9d154a85b3/LOC+7.jpg Blog - The Library of Congress 2024 Great Reads! - Great Reads https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/bf76ba56-8a60-4f84-95e1-8c8a2546c329/LOC+5.jpg Blog - The Library of Congress 2024 Great Reads! - The National Book Festival https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/705b5992-287b-46d0-b73e-65a574d5b5b6/LOC+3.jpg Blog - The Library of Congress 2024 Great Reads! - Center for the Book https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/66d0a74b-2fc6-43ca-9db9-ef653b63d653/Blurred+cover.jpg Blog - The Library of Congress 2024 Great Reads! - No one reads a book they have never heard of. https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/finding-my-way-meeting-my-people monthly 0.5 2024-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/f1dc5eba-48c4-44dc-80ef-dfc7f5ce140a/cactus+flower+6.jpg Blog - Meeting My People https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/ea4abb1c-a4f4-4160-afa5-3834d63e2880/Cactus+flower+2.jpg Blog - Meeting My People https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/f9bfd03d-e558-47ca-87f6-14721d661877/cactus+flower+5.jpg Blog - Meeting My People https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/f4fca084-3fe1-4cff-ace1-7dd944b4fb8f/cactus+flower+1.jpg Blog - Meeting My People https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/e62064ae-6f2f-41fa-831c-b8f2bf25051e/Cactus+flower+4.jpg Blog - Meeting My People https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/ca1e7574-ba8f-4543-9cb2-de01b882767b/Cactus+flower+3.jpg Blog - Meeting My People https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/living-on-fumes monthly 0.5 2024-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/abff5cea-f728-4815-ace9-eb3a5b8f515c/Jill+short+copy.jpg Blog - Living on Fumes - I’m seeing a new therapist and am so happy to learn from her! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/a75df5c4-74ae-4dcd-be68-8743df36deb5/gas+6.jpg Blog - Living on Fumes - Running on Fumes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/16a81c88-6909-46db-a557-2ffb97aadab1/gas+4.jpg Blog - Living on Fumes - I’ve begun thinking of my brain like it’s a car. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/0968b6cd-e71d-40dd-b4c7-f772f0e6b71c/day+planner.JPG Blog - Living on Fumes - Routine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/13ec83da-64df-4dd1-ab5f-847bbf772668/tea+towels.JPG Blog - Living on Fumes - No more to-do list for me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/53c13e36-aa42-4382-b8be-e006566d460c/Mayabe.JPG Blog - Living on Fumes - The Maybe List https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/d4406151-75d5-4b7c-a5c6-34269db81ac8/Reserve.jpg Blog - Living on Fumes - REST https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/b3e50816-1b72-48b7-a689-de7fed52b550/quiet.jpg Blog - Living on Fumes - Reserve https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/cffb0862-d52b-42ff-83eb-8601361a75ea/keep+it.jpg Blog - Living on Fumes - Keep it that way! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/3a3de0cf-a936-4068-ac81-5e89ba6f2c5c/Banksy.JPG Blog - Living on Fumes - As the artist Banksy said, “If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit.” https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/courage-to-look-forward monthly 0.5 2024-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/348a9061-a81a-44a1-a274-28c0ad93c263/gonna+be+okay.jpg Blog - Courage to Look Forward - I started New Year’s Day 2024 by getting out my journals from 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/b21512a2-c941-4bfa-aec8-87753004cb27/Fox.JPG Blog - Courage to Look Forward - Five baby fox cubs. Born under the porch of a neighbor’s house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/c94a92f4-e447-431a-b0d3-5a854ffb208e/birch.jpg Blog - Courage to Look Forward - At the beginnings of many of the new projects, I didn’t have any idea if they would work out or not. Can you really paint birch bark with a credit card? Yes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/ebf22439-8592-444f-8714-d223466c9ff8/Minnie+and+Sophia.jpg Blog - Courage to Look Forward - Opera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1d4dd544-2118-4e4f-a663-152c43b77285/SMA+AUDIO+COVER.jpg Blog - Courage to Look Forward - Audiobook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/81550743-8179-4ff2-9a86-1a52007c4a66/20230426_080339.jpg Blog - Courage to Look Forward - Visitors & Trips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/c4e39e49-7312-46ad-b37b-41d0e22883d7/Hans+and+Jill.jpg Blog - Courage to Look Forward - Refocus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/30f9a87f-0395-439d-b524-43505bc2269c/self.jpg Blog - Courage to Look Forward - Painting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/f137f182-1d35-4504-b79d-5d381db64d01/Knitting+doll.jpg Blog - Courage to Look Forward - Knitting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/391e2d20-fd1f-4dbd-b8e2-39b61d614b5f/sweater.jpg Blog - Courage to Look Forward - Looking back has been fun. But, it’s more than that. https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/pools-of-light monthly 0.5 2023-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/35a08941-06f5-4379-bbe5-692347e2a5f9/Jill+closer%2C+smaller..jpg Blog - Pools of Light - Since my brain injury, I’m more easily overwhelmed. Over stimulated by noise, motion and light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/0472765d-534b-4c21-bb8b-23b7feff0c3f/Touq.+2.jpg Blog - Pools of Light - Since then, I’ve been collecting peg votives. Old-fashioned votive candle holders that have a peg on bottom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/da0354f8-0ff6-44bd-9a8c-5f8fa75687a1/Pegs+8.jpg Blog - Pools of Light - Like peg votives, I’ve been trying to find ways to create small pools of light in my life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/21b819ef-c6e7-4104-ad32-049440f4fe61/knitting.jpg Blog - Pools of Light - One of the things I’m enjoying is knitting. It’s one of the ‘pools of light’ that’s back in my life! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/82101235-a6c4-4b16-aa48-1456b907cd2b/2023-11.jpg Blog - Pools of Light - Another thing that made me happy recently was having new pictures taken. https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/do-what-you-can- monthly 0.5 2023-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/03bbb6c6-9672-4368-877e-c8eb7b6b75ae/DD.jpg Blog - Do What You Can … - Since my husband recently retired, the first question every asks us is, “Where are you going to go?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/b2539e69-70b2-4095-b222-00ddcb0d8da3/D7+-+Copy.jpg Blog - Do What You Can … - I’ve agonized over how to answer people, trying out different options. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/e92545dd-d68f-4902-a060-d2286e03b702/D5.jpg Blog - Do What You Can … - Do What You Can. With what you have. Where you are. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/d817f425-d167-47be-9568-72ca98db9ec8/D6.jpg Blog - Do What You Can … - We drew a circle on the map. We can travel this far. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/17c2abe9-64ef-4a84-b1f6-72a287426afa/D8.jpg Blog - Do What You Can … - Besides the wonderful vacation, an amazing “update” happened. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/afd81490-49db-42ac-be18-cbd0123a6f4e/D10.jpg Blog - Do What You Can … - About a mile and a half into our hike, something in my brain-eye connection clicked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/0bdc1972-9a10-4712-b3da-0df3b0ae1567/D12.jpg Blog - Do What You Can … - A brand new Indonesian restaurant just opened a week earlier. Bali Asian Cuisine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/d48a4bd0-840d-430c-8904-cedd738e967e/D13.jpg Blog - Do What You Can … - I came home thankful. For podcasts and words of wisdom and people who are wiser than me that I can learn from. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/5e546494-0f7e-4e42-ae97-66b4e91fe701/D1.jpg Blog - Do What You Can … - May you find something today that gives you joy. May you find things you can do, just where you are, with whatever it is that you have at hand. https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/audio-book-a-dream-come-true monthly 0.5 2023-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/ea2fcdd6-d554-4501-bdc1-ead1a294a89d/SMA+AUDIO+COVER.jpg Blog - Audio Book: A Dream Come True - The past five months, I’ve been working on a dream come true. Turning my first book, So Many Africas, into an audio book! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/0189fe5c-ec70-41b2-b18d-56f4e8107978/9.jpg Blog - Audio Book: A Dream Come True - I got out my old So Many Africas. And practiced reading it out loud. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/320ade32-18e1-464b-aa76-a727ece7bf0f/21.jpg Blog - Audio Book: A Dream Come True - Marty sat on one side of a big glass window. His screens and sounds board in front of him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/c82bb879-cd38-451b-af35-36faf2cc3652/16.jpg Blog - Audio Book: A Dream Come True - Then I just read and read and read. Drank water. Read some more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/953cfc71-d36f-4618-b606-dc38074f635d/5.jpg Blog - Audio Book: A Dream Come True - The first day went great. I felt comfortable. Marty was easy-going, fun, and professional. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/2b191a38-798e-45be-b09e-8b6d321077fc/25.jpg Blog - Audio Book: A Dream Come True - I signed the Absolute Studios autograph wall, and walked away feeling a little sad to be finished. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/daf088bf-9255-4016-b291-27a8b089138f/SMA+AUDIO+COVER.jpg Blog - Audio Book: A Dream Come True - Autumn House Press designed a new cover, adding the book’s two awards in bright gold seals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/0045129d-bf40-4d24-ab15-73e7da029179/10.jpg Blog - Audio Book: A Dream Come True - Happy Listening from me and Marty and Absolute Studios and Autumn House Press! I can’t thank you all enough! https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/living-with-invisible-limitations-yes-but-and-trellises monthly 0.5 2023-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/bbc0529d-b6c7-4828-8ff2-01093622c5d8/2Living+with+Invisible+Limitations.jpg Blog - Living with Invisible Limitations, Yes - But, and Trellises. - Make A few weeks ago, I found myself in the most uncomfortable situation! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/e87dd62e-ce6e-46e2-9fde-bb621d7e8c73/5Living+with+Invisible+Limitations.jpg Blog - Living with Invisible Limitations, Yes - But, and Trellises. - Well, those days are over! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/482a5d0b-bb6c-4dd8-8f44-8c6c93f0a35b/1Living+with+Invisible+Limitations.jpg Blog - Living with Invisible Limitations, Yes - But, and Trellises. - Last summer, I planted peas, but didn’t give them any support. They grew lanky and long and fell over. They produced little. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/e3066b43-e840-4bc7-a5c0-1446ee17e23e/4Living+with+Invisible+Limitations.jpg Blog - Living with Invisible Limitations, Yes - But, and Trellises. - The wise old philosopher, Plato, once said, “Be Kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/93213158-0edc-48a5-a0e5-d5ca2da9f7ae/3Living+with+Invisible+Limitations.jpg Blog - Living with Invisible Limitations, Yes - But, and Trellises. - I hope you are learning to speak your truth, too. We all have limitations. We all have needs. https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/spring-in-so-many-ways-1 monthly 0.5 2023-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/47a1d581-559c-41d0-9d45-a12f131b40ae/1.+Spring.jpg Blog - Spring in So Many Ways - Today, I’m listening to snowmelt drip off the roof. April is here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/e646c005-35a5-4212-93af-f3548d9fba73/sophia+spring.jpg Blog - Spring in So Many Ways - Opera! In my wildest of dreams, I never imagined this! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/de7d23e1-b049-4e5f-b6ff-604df34a3119/denise+red.JPG Blog - Spring in So Many Ways - Fun News! North Dakota News. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/2da5c46f-7d85-4187-9975-3248353836c8/So+Many+Africas_front_300+dpi+%28415x640%29.jpg Blog - Spring in So Many Ways - Audiobook! Something new for me began germinating a year ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/80a24d48-4eec-44c2-a473-bdad860acbc5/2+Horses+jpeg.jpeg Blog - Spring in So Many Ways - Painting Happy to finish a painting this week! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/68c45aa6-7ce2-496a-bbce-f1fe4e1e72cb/8.+Spring.jpeg Blog - Spring in So Many Ways - Plants! I was watering my cactus orchid and moved it slightly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/2da2eabe-9066-4f7a-89b0-7197cb18489d/spring+daff.jpg Blog - Spring in So Many Ways - “Never yet was a springtime, when the buds forgot to bloom.” ~ Margaret Sangster https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/diagnosis-two-year-anniversary-plus-a-vacation monthly 0.5 2023-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/47b9d859-dc4d-4f01-9b69-bd786ef74e74/6.jpg Blog - Diagnosis, Two-Year Anniversary, Plus a Vacation! - It’s very strange not to remember your own life. I’ve lost four months of mine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/d4c35a4c-42eb-4e7c-acce-c42334416dba/12.jpg Blog - Diagnosis, Two-Year Anniversary, Plus a Vacation! - My appointment with that specialist was eighteen months ago. I’ve been going to various physicians, nurses, specialists, and physical therapists since then. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/dfcd0c9e-6721-437e-82eb-aa8176b76d21/4.jpg Blog - Diagnosis, Two-Year Anniversary, Plus a Vacation! - “There is no cure.” Those four words gave me a lot to chew on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/e22b2edf-a2dd-4801-9592-8166bf13ddc9/10.jpg Blog - Diagnosis, Two-Year Anniversary, Plus a Vacation! - Our vacation was an experiment in learning how to live my new life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/0cad43c3-be1f-4dc0-8a4e-7bdbbdf5fedf/5.jpg Blog - Diagnosis, Two-Year Anniversary, Plus a Vacation! - It’s hard not to be angry. It’s hard to say, “It is what it is.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/d8c41a80-d737-40f2-86da-92308f37c810/11.jpg Blog - Diagnosis, Two-Year Anniversary, Plus a Vacation! - I’m so very grateful. For so very much. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/a11f857a-c841-47e1-b62f-da209008ad52/3.jpg Blog - Diagnosis, Two-Year Anniversary, Plus a Vacation! - And yet, a question remains. It doesn’t seem to go away. How do I live? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/c8be8488-f77d-423a-94d2-5575b3b1ac45/8.jpg Blog - Diagnosis, Two-Year Anniversary, Plus a Vacation! - “I Will Enjoy Today.” Theses words steady me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/811b0c32-8e64-446c-8167-80d3c2b81fb0/Hum.jpg Blog - Diagnosis, Two-Year Anniversary, Plus a Vacation! - As the fabulous author Kate Bowler says, “Life hurts and life is so beautiful.” https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/tz2fhbjq58ga6xeul3bciodvz17p37 monthly 0.5 2023-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/5ef40d7e-59ae-49c9-9163-cb104be63fa2/Focus+2.jpg Blog - A Change of Focus - New Year’s Day, my husband started talking about what he’d like to do in 2023. His sentences began with “When you can ...” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/4feb0f78-aeac-4bc9-a33a-1bd5071e7154/Focus+3.jpg Blog - A Change of Focus - We talked a long time, cried a little, and tried to be honest with each other. Then, I came to a conclusion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/5269634f-76f4-43ea-a7f4-757489ee30a8/Focus+4.jpg Blog - A Change of Focus - So, I’m changing focus in 2023 from want to can. I’m throwing all the weight of those impossible possibilities thrown to the wind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/01ad06ee-52fb-4de6-8fbb-a1a671b76b84/Season%27s+Greetings.jpg Blog - A Change of Focus - But. There is also a truth to be faced. I am not who I used to be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/ec08dc5e-1732-4dd5-8947-bdbea4cbadfa/Jill+Badlands.jpg Blog - A Change of Focus - I often choose a ‘word of the year’ each January 1. This year, I couldn’t find a word that seemed to fit. https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/book-number-three-in-the-making monthly 0.5 2022-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/c9bfeb1e-ce61-4323-ade8-393acb375328/writing+again+1.jpg Blog - Book Number Three in the Making - I have written every day of my life for twenty-seven years. Writing is both job and art, work and passion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/451ee568-b2a9-47db-b6a2-bd6c428053da/So+Many+Africas_front_300+dpi.jpg Blog - Book Number Three in the Making - I began writing my first book with a thousand questions. Why had we worked in Zambia? Did we accomplish anything after all those years? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/6e2ff0d6-1d97-44b3-9862-73800807c20a/RESIZED+SMALL.jpg Blog - Book Number Three in the Making - I wrote my second book while searching to understand the Netherlands, the land where my husband had grown up. What did it mean to build a family across cultures and languages? What did it mean to be a daughter-in-law? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/5c4c08ea-eed9-461c-a401-ce4a19630841/Writing+again+4.jpg Blog - Book Number Three in the Making - Then about a month ago, I woke up with the need to understand what happened. What went wrong after my surgery? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/8812e24e-9346-4750-8743-d6cc4f2956a7/Writing+again+5.jpg Blog - Book Number Three in the Making - I am reminded of Yusef Komunyakaa’s words, “Don’t write what you know. Write what you are willing to discover.” https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/berard-ear-training-amp-books-for-the-holidays monthly 0.5 2022-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/de20ac90-e4bd-425a-b323-bc4b6f0f6a4e/tree+2.jpg Blog - Berard Ear Training & Book Sale Event for the Holidays - Berard Ear Training was unlike anything I’ve ever done! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/a627a60a-f078-46ae-b2ef-fbc2531cbfa7/tree+3.jpg Blog - Berard Ear Training & Book Sale Event for the Holidays - Here’s what the two week process was like and how I did. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/f63e9d30-bff8-46c3-a60c-7895cd7f1fac/lights+4.jpg Blog - Berard Ear Training & Book Sale Event for the Holidays - My Post-Berard thoughts and what I’ve noticed! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/566f7b02-ef9c-4f96-9fa5-05026b571be9/holiday+sale+3.JPG Blog - Berard Ear Training & Book Sale Event for the Holidays - Holiday Sale on The Clean Daughter November 21 to December 10 https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/fmf1pvfrjc89cuoowgoidiqaa7a5zt monthly 0.5 2022-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1ad5d9c9-77eb-470b-af76-29d077624744/Lion+2.jpg Blog - New Therapies, Old Loves, and A Request - Ever since my surgery/brain injury, I’ve had difficulties with my hearing. It’s something I haven’t written about before, but it’s on ongoing challenge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/3721585a-3609-454e-91f4-481133bd0f17/6.jpg Blog - New Therapies, Old Loves, and A Request - My brain has forgotten how to differentiate peripheral — unimportant noises — from essential ones. I hear everything! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/dc0c79b5-b53e-42d1-b2fd-869ae56c70b9/7.jpg Blog - New Therapies, Old Loves, and A Request - On a walk, I can handle the dog barking next door. Each bark slamming my brain into a wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/72d51c50-1020-4699-9a48-07c7574527f5/3.jpg Blog - New Therapies, Old Loves, and A Request - Next week I’ll be doing a program called Berard. It’s an auditory integration training developed by Dr. Guy Berard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/ade8520d-40e7-4518-9e1e-87716867bbc6/1.jpg Blog - New Therapies, Old Loves, and A Request - Would you think of me these coming two weeks? Send up a prayer? Send good vibes and thoughts my way? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/45c8b742-797b-4f54-8903-809d672f3ff1/17.jpg Blog - New Therapies, Old Loves, and A Request - One last thing. I have a soft spot in my heart for libraries. As a child the Valley City Library was one of my happy places. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/563eaa9a-c483-49c2-9d57-6007654f8cd7/12.jpg Blog - New Therapies, Old Loves, and A Request - Love always, Jill https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/join-me-tonight monthly 0.5 2022-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/93f28b5c-fddc-4a4b-a297-ee129d8d9ec1/Rattle+Link+2.jpg Blog - Join Me Tonight! - Come Join Me Tonight! Monday Sept. 26th. 7:00 p.m. Central Time Zone. https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/after-the-grief monthly 0.5 2022-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/e4df0953-c443-44da-ae53-dff4cf8b1f47/equanimity+1.JPG Blog - After the Grief - I’ve had almost two years filled with loss. Loneliness, sorrow, and vast tracks of confusion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/65b8d475-ca43-4c02-b341-b65b15205e31/equanimity+3.JPG Blog - After the Grief - And I’m wondering. What is it that replaces the grief once it begins to abate? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/211549b8-5c9f-4fe7-9679-bd2858331c5e/equanimity+2.JPG Blog - After the Grief - Equanimity best describes what I’m learning. A sort of balance and calm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/10bfa482-d824-4239-a2d8-fd3092053107/equanimity+6.JPG Blog - After the Grief - It hasn’t been easy to find equanimity. We have an aversion to seeing our lives changed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/65f7fc0e-4044-4c52-bbf5-8a175e652039/Equinox+9.jpg Blog - After the Grief - Just as autumn days and nights are equaling out, so my life is finding a new balance. https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/a-good-summer monthly 0.5 2022-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/36036637-945b-4cb2-a2d8-c535e326af58/summer+good.jpg Blog - A Good Summer - My life has been following an unasked for path. Unwanted and unanticipated. Yet, many of us live with the unwanted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/21688d72-fc1f-4e5b-a5df-84fce475595b/Down+Dog.jpg Blog - A Good Summer - This summer, doing yoga has become progressively easier. I’m even a friend of the Down Dog again. My head below my hips and I’m able to tolerate it. My Dog and I are quite happy to be reunited! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/3184af1e-64a7-454f-a82a-6efe2209b859/20190321_140346.jpg Blog - A Good Summer - What remains the most difficult, is the continual perception that my brain thinks it’s on a dance floor! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/e8af7330-c18d-4fe9-b02f-820379be3880/20190518_093454.jpg Blog - A Good Summer - I have learned many things this past year and a half. Life can be a slog, but I am not alone. https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/the-day-my-skin-returned monthly 0.5 2022-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/4eee23c8-c150-4375-8378-2fb81ecf9171/Jill+Lion+3.jpg Blog - The Day My Skin Returned - I should write science fiction. Be a writer for the Dr. Who series. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/2ff2635c-e292-41a3-b386-2fb06fdd6250/20200905_152310.jpg Blog - The Day My Skin Returned - I’ve had a really difficult time, since my injury, being out in the wind. It just makes me crazy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/b0f8e83c-544b-45d5-ae3d-b9a60590e1de/20200905_152327.jpg Blog - The Day My Skin Returned - I walked around feeling the wind on my legs, and face, and arms. Feeling the warmth of the sun on my back. Feeling the movement of my clothes blowing. And I knew myself as a whole unit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/4ee3551c-7b54-4e8f-98d0-3c75c6a26a70/20200905_152405.jpg Blog - The Day My Skin Returned - I told my physical therapist about it, and she smiled brightly. “You’re still healing!” she said. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/45cf4426-6ed4-4fc0-ad37-cae23c1406aa/20200905_152345.jpg Blog - The Day My Skin Returned - Yesterday, with my newfound freedom from the wind, I went to a yoga session. Outside in a park! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/07629f86-6056-4124-8e11-705a74da4c60/20200905_152414.jpg Blog - The Day My Skin Returned - “The universe is big. It’s vast and complicated and ridiculous. And sometimes, very rarely, impossible things just happen and we call them miracles.” https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/my-beautiful-brain monthly 0.5 2022-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/b509c529-7052-4186-9660-d1bac570573c/Jill+hair.jpg Blog - My Beautiful Brain and a New Ritual - It’s been a year and a half since a post-surgical brain blood clot changed my life. It’s been four months since I’ve blogged about it. Some things have changed. (My hair is longer!) Some have not. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/5d228282-8ca3-4e55-8a32-98bad66d2a54/Life+Is.jpg Blog - My Beautiful Brain and a New Ritual - I’ve fallen in love with several new writers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/780f42fe-d079-43e0-9a81-44edbeb02a09/Hans+and+I.jpg Blog - My Beautiful Brain and a New Ritual - My hubby and I have started a new ritual. We fall asleep each night like this: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/a91cf902-365a-4640-bae5-551b2ea467af/Pie.jpg Blog - My Beautiful Brain and a New Ritual - We go back and forth listing our “wins”. Big or small. Mostly teeny-tiny. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/25a08953-7fee-4122-9bfe-c0748fc392cc/Roses.jpg Blog - My Beautiful Brain and a New Ritual - Wins the Past Four Months https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/a2c74a81-f5c6-49b4-9a79-b977f8dbd626/Petal+Path.jpg Blog - My Beautiful Brain and a New Ritual - May you fall asleep remembering your wins. May you wake up to hope. May you be held in gentle kindness today. https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/dksfzwe9gi6xctuysyp9gap52pt9iw monthly 0.5 2022-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/793b1a03-5e17-4faf-91f6-f9fe86dd12c2/L21.jpg Blog - Launch Party! - The book launch party for The Clean Daughter was everything I dreamed it would be! I even wore cool matching beach shoes to celebrate the day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/ead4dd31-5b99-4bd9-8e9b-7c0f38dd0ce2/L19.jpg Blog - Launch Party! - The day started off with doing my nails. I used Dashing Diva and they worked great! (If you know me, is not an every day common occurrence!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/feaed2ab-85d0-4605-b1f4-75b6249c584c/L17.jpg Blog - Launch Party! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/486b2fab-798a-4793-9b97-52155f9d58ed/Launch+6.jpg Blog - Launch Party! When people walked in they could sign up for one of two door prizes! Then head over to coffee and Dutch candy and cookies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/6e37b19b-c4d4-443b-bd11-85ce3a96099f/Launch+5.jpg Blog - Launch Party! - Just when everything looked ready, a friend came in. She gifted me with two of her thrift store finds! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/382227ca-a126-49d8-bf69-7ac3f23125aa/L8.jpg Blog - Launch Party! - There was Dutch ‘school chalk candy’ to eat. It’s a white minty candy filled with black licorice! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/c1e7e01d-6eb0-4dfe-9c5e-26189b84300f/stroop.jpg Blog - Launch Party! - Dutch stroopwafels were a hit, too! Chewy waffle outside and filled with ‘stroop’ a type of syrup. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/bbac643a-8e08-414b-bdf1-89b31a70a2dc/TCD+Launch%2C+Mel.jpg Blog - Launch Party! - Melanie, owner of Mosaic District, and fellow writing club member, gave me a sweet warm-hearted introduction. I wore my cool blue and white shoes, and even found a matching water bottle at a thrift store! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/8bd9a9d1-f458-4374-ab16-c3910a483912/Launch+1.jpg Blog - Launch Party! - The room was packed with people and filled with laughter. And just look at the art hanging in that room!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/f2836f18-eb09-4bc4-9475-ded2f59f7c06/L6.jpg Blog - Launch Party! - One of my guests wore a dress in honor of the blue and white Delft book jacket design! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/525d0408-83b9-4f6d-a6e1-a4018d5e50fe/L14.jpg Blog - Launch Party! - I gave away two door prizes! Very exciting!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/2dbd02f6-2ea1-421c-a307-4ce1ffe88212/L12.jpg Blog - Launch Party! - Standing room only! Thanks to everyone who came and filled the room! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/d691efc5-c3ce-4a29-a707-b07efb8cd855/TCD+Launch+Sarah+Beck.jpg Blog - Launch Party! - After talking and a Q&A, it was off to sign books! Such a joy to be handing my story out into the world! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/bdbe8a70-4a14-4d46-b616-6db03d9ecc82/L1.jpg Blog - Launch Party! - Near the end of the evening my hubby put on traditional Dutch farmer shoes - wooden Klompen - and paraded around a bit. These used to belong to one of my sons. So hubby had to squish his toes up a little. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/c1ddba93-054d-4e8e-b4d9-79e837959481/L18.jpg Blog - Launch Party! - Thanks to all those who made the time to come! I sincerely appreciated it. Thanks also to all those who couldn’t come but showed support in so many ways. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/c7a59114-214d-482c-98a6-520e38943049/Launch+3.jpg Blog - Launch Party! - The night of the party was such a ‘good’ day in so many ways. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/001441c1-ffb4-48bf-b490-e1e04354fb5d/L3.jpg Blog - Launch Party! - So many wonderful memoires made. And these three thrift store finds, to keep in remembrance of a fine, fine evening. The beautiful Delft plate was a thrifted gift from my daughter who attended the event and also gave me some potted grape hyacinths! https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/sales-and-parties monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/3637cf67-ed66-4237-838c-18282ce73fe8/20220413_0614202.jpg Blog - Books, Parties, and Sales - Here’s one happy author! The Clean Daughter has arrived!! Huzzah! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/5f37a07f-5646-4986-bceb-671ff4a39b5d/1.jpg Blog - Books, Parties, and Sales - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/62fc580d-e572-4d9f-ab1b-5866d63d033b/BLURRR.jpg Blog - Books, Parties, and Sales - Where and How to Buy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/50991352-3c7d-48da-8410-93d476007faa/Book+Launch+Party+Location.png Blog - Books, Parties, and Sales - If you live in the F/M area, come and join me at the Book Launch Celebration Party! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/dcdfed4d-f442-4fd9-865b-846db1d7cc0e/20220418_1532024.jpg Blog - Books, Parties, and Sales Two more events coming up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/b67385e6-0ef1-495b-9868-adf5ee17d6b0/20220413_1235443.jpg Blog - Books, Parties, and Sales - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/book-trailer-and-pre-sales monthly 0.5 2022-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/8570b4b5-f370-4379-b334-ccd052e89eea/Full+Jacket+Final.jpg Blog - Books for Sale and Trailer is Up! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/7b59a098-fc32-4e1f-ae7d-1490289b1769/3.jpg Blog - Books for Sale and Trailer is Up! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/48f04fbd-446c-40fb-835b-541a648d7cfd/TCD+4+front+half+FINAL+COVER+with+color+bar.jpg Blog - Books for Sale and Trailer is Up! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/756bd2cf-87ec-4d63-8ea4-4e86cdf7754d/TCD+3+half+of+Half+of+it+FINAL+COVER+with+color+bar.jpg Blog - Books for Sale and Trailer is Up! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/9pyhd47m9enk92kfslun7jw6ag1xbg monthly 0.5 2022-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/500e258d-69ba-441d-aa7c-4810c6f43f9b/tulips+2+unsplash.jpg Blog - March: Impatient Joy - My relatives in the Netherlands are sending pictures of spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/56ec73f4-5414-436c-bc41-5a2ee5ec6bdf/20190216_180349.jpg Blog - March: Impatient Joy - Brain Stuff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/48db44b8-32cb-400d-a46a-145ccc23e24a/Hollis+1.png Blog - March: Impatient Joy - I’ve been working on a new essay for several months. The essay is dear to my heart. It’s about growing up in North Dakota and my sense of place in the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/d4651b2f-c334-48a7-8851-8805abf40025/ARC+8.jpg Blog - March: Impatient Joy - BOOK STUFF The ARCs - Advanced Review Copies - of my book are all printed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/b7b69c33-265a-4466-882b-badeaa612998/3.jpg Blog - March: Impatient Joy - I can’t tell you how pleased I am with the book trailer for The Clean Daughter. https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/all-things-book monthly 0.5 2022-02-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/baa1bc2c-37e6-4678-9367-3dff7b370e24/CleanDaughter-Front-Final.jpg Blog - All Things Book! - Here it is! The Finished Cover! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/89e6d7fa-b622-4715-ac82-58311cd58a4f/d1.jpg Blog - All Things Book! - Delft Blue was first designed in the city of Delft, the Netherlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/d5eac5fc-8051-4482-9086-56252a4b8642/CleanDaughter-Mockup+BRIGHTER.jpg Blog - All Things Book! - Release Date!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/8a6c8a32-ae95-444a-9150-6f0ce655c30a/give+away+NEW+2.jpg Blog - All Things Book! - Blog Giveaway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/9f8ca50f-f409-444f-9045-5b1fbabb26aa/4.jpg Blog - All Things Book! - I finished writing the script for the Clean Daughter Book Trailer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/3f20490e-5bd8-4f27-b22d-5ae66129361f/5.jpg Blog - All Things Book! - The book trailer for The Clean Daughter will be done in a similar method as the one for So Many Africas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/33140f9a-c141-41c6-b43e-e92ee12652db/d6.jpg Blog - All Things Book! - And what’s next?? https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/gbjqdshxgsf3to284sq1q16b1g6cgz monthly 0.5 2022-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/3e9b3d68-8948-48cb-a862-15fcb042f92c/7.jpg Blog - This Year of Recovery - Last picture taken of me before my surgery. My grandkids and I are playing with an art project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/facb1c39-c7ee-433d-b772-aab047a86cf6/4.jpg Blog - This Year of Recovery - Progress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/f63856b9-ac94-4701-9db2-e627beaef8d9/3.jpg Blog - This Year of Recovery - My knowledge of brain injury has gone from nonexistent to almost impressive! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/8c1ba72f-4e7f-4d5f-b66b-b36d402e2447/2.jpg Blog - This Year of Recovery - So how do you live when your life isn’t the life you want? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1ed70788-7a6f-4f33-b75d-36486ee9934b/9.jpg Blog - This Year of Recovery - “How are you doing?” The most frequent question I’ve been asked this year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/db3f1b25-7b75-428d-b54b-66ac886df7f0/kelly.JPG Blog - This Year of Recovery - Best podcast of my year was this one! Kelly Corrigan interview Anthony Ray Hinton . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/b5f3b805-3fcb-4f4c-9b43-c3ce177c3cac/25.jpg Blog - This Year of Recovery - I’ve chosen “THANKFUL” as my Word for 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/3476335e-7774-435f-969b-e301d146b5d8/20190412_104754.jpg Blog - This Year of Recovery - Thank you! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/7512c8f9-4b5e-4bdf-9abc-ede56a57e39c/15.jpg Blog - This Year of Recovery - My gratitude to my husband is immeasurable. https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/book-cover-design monthly 0.5 2021-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/751e7ee7-7bb5-4af6-936a-80da5f435b69/COVER+2+CleanDaughter-Comps2+%28002%29.jpg Blog - Book Cover Design! - ONE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/2e8a21a1-e374-4a5e-87fe-664a5de9e54e/COVER+1+CleanDaughter-Comps1+%28002%29.jpg Blog - Book Cover Design! - TWO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/0ff8a39e-f298-4ecb-a1e1-dbaf8dad8416/Cover+3+CleanDaughter-Comps3+%28002%29.jpg Blog - Book Cover Design! - THREE https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/gwxaro8wq095fj970g0z3rqgq20hli monthly 0.5 2021-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/9a54148d-882e-402b-ba7f-7a743c6edb38/Wedding.jpg Blog - A Bolivian American Family who have lived and worked in Peru, Zambia, and Guatemala! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/386b203d-5dad-471b-b9d3-f54c1ea5d89d/Wedding.jpg Blog - A Bolivian American Family who have lived and worked in Peru, Zambia, and Guatemala! - Tell me something about your wedding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/acb41118-390d-4bde-b9be-1dcf1a2cd9c3/Me+with+my+wife+and+her+parents+%28Bolivia%29.jpg Blog - A Bolivian American Family who have lived and worked in Peru, Zambia, and Guatemala! - What are some great things about an international marriage? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/22c18ec5-9146-4ab5-bcd7-aafb8fd9d1ff/Kids+going+to+pre-school+in+Peru.jpg Blog - A Bolivian American Family who have lived and worked in Peru, Zambia, and Guatemala! - Do you have children? 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Or chosen not to embrace? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/2a94f5e7-8b6a-4ef6-9888-806e631c2482/Harvesting+yucca+with+my+kids+and+mother-in-law+.jpg Blog - A Bolivian American Family who have lived and worked in Peru, Zambia, and Guatemala! - What are some of the difficulties related to living in a cross-cultural relationship? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/c08f24d8-91d1-4725-8073-51c4dff2463c/Picante+de+pollo+%28Spicy+chicken%29+one+of+my+favorite+Bolivian+dishes.jpg Blog - A Bolivian American Family who have lived and worked in Peru, Zambia, and Guatemala! - Is food an issue? How do you make your home feel like “home” when it’s represented by different art, style, and cultural norms? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/9215325f-74b6-459b-b971-8042eacc292e/Kids+going+to+3rd+and+5th+grade+in+Guatemala.jpg Blog - A Bolivian American Family who have lived and worked in Peru, Zambia, and Guatemala! - How have your children adjusted to cross-cultural living? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/89f84db5-f235-4348-b14e-3ba98ab00379/Me+and+my+family+biking+%28Iowa%29.jpg Blog - A Bolivian American Family who have lived and worked in Peru, Zambia, and Guatemala! - How do you keep family connections healthy and alive when you live in different parts of the world? https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/behind-the-scenes-arcs-and-whats-happening-with-my-book monthly 0.5 2021-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/126daaee-cf77-4b05-89ad-36716b791f32/ARC+8.jpg Blog - Behind the Scenes, ARCs, and What’s Happening with My Book - ARCs are known as Advanced Reader Copies but each publisher uses their own terminology. Advanced Reader’s Edition, Advanced Uncorrected Proofs, or just a note with Coming In followed by the date of publication. If you love books, it’s a fun thing to see! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/d718ee35-183e-4e18-a211-ca21236fefb4/ARC+3.jpg Blog - Behind the Scenes, ARCs, and What’s Happening with My Book - Some Presses only send out digital ARCs. NDSU Press sends out printed hard copies. Sweet! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/0a9ee31a-8383-48a2-96a9-051269741a75/JOIN+blog+and+Give+Away+.png Blog - Behind the Scenes, ARCs, and What’s Happening with My Book - Book Drawing! https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/learning-to-live-with-my-glass-half-full-and-half-empty monthly 0.5 2021-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/035a3d99-b508-4137-9e79-367c6f071d3b/33.jpg Blog - Learning to Live with My Glass Half-empty AND Half-full - This week I am nine months post-op. Nine months post blood-clot-that-changed-my-life. Nine months. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/74582eb5-322b-4b7f-b032-e6a610976138/6.jpg Blog - Learning to Live with My Glass Half-empty AND Half-full - Two weeks ago, my hubby and I traveled to Bismarck. 196 miles one way! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/65004226-de01-4440-98a5-93a012b7e38e/5.jpg Blog - Learning to Live with My Glass Half-empty AND Half-full - We stayed two nights and three days. We hiked along the Heart River! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/4ce7a719-8c6e-49b9-ac85-44e98bf23bf7/1.jpg Blog - Learning to Live with My Glass Half-empty AND Half-full - BUT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/b7e99a8f-a753-46b5-930f-31f2c6d192af/4.jpg Blog - Learning to Live with My Glass Half-empty AND Half-full - Over and over people with traumatic brain injury talk about the ups and downs of recovery. The rainbow and the rain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/8cd971e4-d4fc-4ddd-9e98-459c6d6d30a3/2.jpg Blog - Learning to Live with My Glass Half-empty AND Half-full - Is your cup both empty and full? Welcome to the human race! https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/o7m5590hy0q2dtd1f7wpj80ff13l7v monthly 0.5 2021-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1633544867875-YSIM8HXF9V8NZ2VUAS0J/One+Marriage+and+Three+Countries.png Blog - When Love is a Triangle! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1633536680467-DV5GDOH9HGJGTIDFRB9O/Marc+Skiing.jpg Blog - When Love is a Triangle! - How did you and your spouse’s lives intersect? . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1633539608194-5PNMAFSMBZF4X8DDVI6A/Elena.jpg Blog - When Love is a Triangle! - Tell me something about your wedding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1633540088229-7JQZUON65HCMIGGQIDCF/family+in+zurich.jpg Blog - When Love is a Triangle! - Tell me about a funny misunderstanding you’ve had related to language or culture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1633540694981-TYYUR5XK844H0BVLJWZ9/Picture8.jpg Blog - When Love is a Triangle! - What surprised you most being in an international marriage? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1633543396299-JUDLKJMK95EH3OMLRXYS/also+mt+biking+in+utah.jpg Blog - When Love is a Triangle! - The first thing that comes to mind is that I have embraced the outdoors and sport activities that Marc and his entire family love. (Mountain biking in Utah) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1633543149510-3RH5RLHF9BFXCEQ96U6E/AldoAlexMatthorn06_1.jpeg Blog - When Love is a Triangle! - Tell me about one of your struggles living in cross-cultural relationship. (Aldo and Alex by the Matterhorn) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1633543238890-PE2VO6LRY804N02UGU3S/alsdo+swiss+alps.jpg Blog - When Love is a Triangle! - Camping in the Swiss Alps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1633539697748-7E36NSJH9XMQCMR1XLOC/Picture4.jpg Blog - When Love is a Triangle! - Tell me about your boys. What languages do they speak? What is their experience like being cross-cultural children? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1633540255623-0RU6EU3H0H7NQV4NO9ZW/Olympics+in+Korea.jpg Blog - When Love is a Triangle! - 2018 Olympics in Korea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1633539889134-RD4CBRTFCDE9GGGVXKIV/Skiing+in+Losoto.jpg Blog - When Love is a Triangle! - What is the best thing about being in an international marriage? (Skiing in Losoto) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1633540560957-Y7GR8HEXKHHLLJE1QMQ1/P1010126.jpeg Blog - When Love is a Triangle! - What is one way you keep family connections healthy and alive when you live in different parts of the world? (Wind River fishing) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1633540374846-JLSNYEO8HSG11JX5NZJ0/Picture9.jpg Blog - When Love is a Triangle! - Can you leave my readers with a tip? What is the best piece of advice you have for people considering or living in a cross-cultural relationship? https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/3u38bla0xra50onz0rxb9mkxvgc92y monthly 0.5 2021-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1632858241975-OQUA5SUJ9POR7ARU97JG/Happy+Book+News+.png Blog - Some Happy Book News - I finally have some sweet, wonderful, exciting, BOOK NEWS to tell you about! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1632858353737-NVMJUBBY958RM1CNPTX3/page+turner.JPG Blog - Some Happy Book News - We emailed back and forth (talking books of course) Sue invited me to be a part of the NORTH DAKOTA HUMANITIES Page Turner event! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1632854588545-NQ0Y7H9VYJUM4K6UJGQE/5.jpg Blog - Some Happy Book News - In preparation, I purchased a new YETI microphone. Cutest box ever! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1632854973908-LXH5FMRL29TSP4HSVLF3/4.jpg Blog - Some Happy Book News - I practiced Zoom with my online writing club. They helped me choose lighting and mic settings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1632855006074-FKRAEFEXUR76FI13GPAG/3.jpg Blog - Some Happy Book News - What you see is not what I see! My view is that of an old stationary bike and some glaring lights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1632855312578-1A8CMTQU99CB9GF6A7V7/2.jpg Blog - Some Happy Book News - This morning, I Zoomed with Sue and Naomi at NDH. It couldn’t have gone better! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1632855196958-2EY973BIVG2HJ915J7Z5/one+book.JPG Blog - Some Happy Book News - In even more exciting news, NDH also asked me to be part of ONE BOOK ONE NORTH DAKOTA https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/yes-and monthly 0.5 2021-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1631207614390-XDM1PGHULB86H2DTOWBT/20190209_104929.jpg Blog - Hard Won Lessons. #1 - Sometimes I wish life were simpler. Not this long haul journey that I’m on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1631207951223-QNYWK6OSUBZI91SDOGAX/20190219_134546.jpg Blog - Hard Won Lessons. #1 - Hard Lesson. Number One. “Yes. And.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1631207172478-1UP06UF4B60T6XTXVVW4/20190218_133715.jpg Blog - Hard Won Lessons. #1 - Yes. And. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1631207303304-PECO6SAJY5F2W73V5EDO/20190210_190711.jpg Blog - Hard Won Lessons. #1 - I wait in the squished dark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1631209197729-11GS01954HUQQZLV22L2/butterfly.jpg Blog - Hard Won Lessons. #1 - “We fall apart to become new. We go through the dark to fly in the sun.” https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/when-italy-and-the-usa-fall-in-love monthly 0.5 2021-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1630599727738-DXDN5VV5AY9NG6R7INPF/Sassie+1.jpg Blog - Cross-cultural Marriage: An American Marries an Italian! - What countries make up your marriage? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1630599755643-UMKPQV6OZ3HKWGUVZZD3/Sassie+8.JPG Blog - Cross-cultural Marriage: An American Marries an Italian! - Tell me something about your wedding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1630599886376-ZP7T9XGBV6MYA1R0M69X/Sassie+6.JPG Blog - Cross-cultural Marriage: An American Marries an Italian! - Do you have children? Tell me something about their experience being cross-cultural children. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1630604942917-2Q0T73SK4C8WEDNATJW7/Sassie+2.jpg Blog - Cross-cultural Marriage: An American Marries an Italian! - Tell me about a funny misunderstanding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1630600072670-LT66R340HBRWZRVXVGGW/Sassie+5.jpg Blog - Cross-cultural Marriage: An American Marries an Italian! - What parts of your husband’s culture have you embraced or chosen not to? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1630604666238-KRWTFYIG2SHHDSWP4UAB/Sassie+4.jpg Blog - Cross-cultural Marriage: An American Marries an Italian! - Is food an issue? What foods do you love from each other’s cultures? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1630604760379-B4VYSGC6MC5ROLCDQUIU/Sassie+7.JPG Blog - Cross-cultural Marriage: An American Marries an Italian! - How do you make your home feel like “home” when home is represented by different art, style, and cultural norms? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1630604849498-MFAO9ADAG0GIHTP75S0S/Sassie+3.jpg Blog - Cross-cultural Marriage: An American Marries an Italian! - How do you keep extended family connections healthy and alive when you live far apart in different parts of the world? https://www.jillkandel.com/blog/new-book-trailer-peripheral-vision-blockers-and-a-self-portrait monthly 0.5 2021-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1629828503405-99TV5ZVPIF7MKE2QWHFM/SMA+trailer+photo.JPG Blog - New Book Trailer, Peripheral Vision Blockers, and A Self-Portrait! - This week I’ve been working on a book trailer for The Clean Daughter. 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If you haven’t seen it, HERE it is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1629830027113-T8OWXEWHXRA62JPAKCNR/Parents+10+Betty+Lou+Jensen+1.JPG Blog - New Book Trailer, Peripheral Vision Blockers, and A Self-Portrait! - It’s been fun to look back at the old photos and remember ‘back in the day.’ My mom, Betty Lou Jensen, 1950s, White Sands, Texas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1629828900617-FXKML0EW63IPJPHVD08D/Glasses+1.jpg Blog - New Book Trailer, Peripheral Vision Blockers, and A Self-Portrait! - On the medical front, after graduating from Vision Therapy, I’ve been referred to a new eye doctor who specializes in brain injury and glasses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1629829064671-CP69YNGPQQWNR27E4WE1/self+portrait+acrylic.jpg Blog - New Book Trailer, Peripheral Vision Blockers, and A Self-Portrait! - “Bewildered” Self-Portrait. Acrylic on Canvas. 24 inches x 17 inches. 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(And a few pictures of some of my favorite coffee mugs thrown in as a bonus!) . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1626725765862-OQ38H0KBRUYUSDND4909/Yellow+Mug.jpg Blog - Working with the Power of a University Press NDSU Press: Seven Things I’ve Learned https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1626725799396-P2LD5YEMMEQCW4Z58DB2/green+white+mug.jpg Blog - Working with the Power of a University Press Working with the Power of a University Press https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1626726085455-9BMWS0J983KS7K7DPYO3/Local+mug.jpg Blog - Working with the Power of a University Press - People talk about eating local, taking local vacations, buying local. I couldn’t agree more. I’ll just add: READ LOCAL! 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Autumn House Press The Star Tribune says, "So Many Africas is a meditation on marriage and life, what two people know and don’t know when they begin a journey together.” Collegeville Institute says, “Jill's honesty makes this book worth reading, and her evocative writing makes it worth recommending to everyone you know.” Purchase Options Click Black Square Below to purchase signed paperback from Jill. PayPal and all major credit cards accepted. $20.00 & Free shipping! (USA only) OR find audio book, e-book, and paperback options at Amazon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/93e7589b-8689-45b7-8550-70f58b851f37/image-asset.jpeg So Many Africas - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.jillkandel.com/books daily 0.75 2024-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/d51454d1-11d9-4f8b-b989-05e31ef30aa0/Book+Sticker+2.jpg The Clean Daughter: A Cross-Cultural Memoir - The Clean Daughter : A Cross-Continental Memoir * Library of Congress* Great Reads Book 2025 HARDBACK. 341 Pages. NDSU Press. 2022. The Star Tribune calls The Clean Daughter “Luminous” and “Complicated” Deb Marquart calls it “Masterfully Written,” “Rich and complex.” Rain Taxi Book Reviews “An intriguing spin on the memoir genre.” Dr Jessie Voigts says, “The Clean Daughter is hands down, the best memoir and intercultural book I’ve ever read!” The National Association of Memoir Writers calls The Clean Daughter, “Brilliant and deeply moving.” Collegeville Institute says, “Kandel’s warmth and keen insights make this memoir unforgettable.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/9efba6e2-1f1a-4fdd-9dd2-17362c24acae/ND+Today+Show+pic+1.jpg The Clean Daughter: A Cross-Cultural Memoir - The North Dakota Today Show Watch the five Minute interview. 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My international USPS shipping rates are prohibitive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/8ca7b6ff-dd99-4b00-a982-4aa15e62dc05/3.jpg The Clean Daughter: A Cross-Cultural Memoir - Watch THE BOOK TRAILER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/4a2e6497-bc3f-4436-b9d9-deed937729cd/CleanDaughter-Mockup+BRIGHTER2.jpg The Clean Daughter: A Cross-Cultural Memoir - What People are saying! “The Clean Daughter is a masterfully written story of an unusual life. I was completely swept up in the events of this elegant memoir.” ~ Deb Marquart, author of The Horizontal World. “The Clean Daughter is astonishingly beautiful. I end the book changed. My heart bigger, my eyes wider. I am better because of it.” ~ Leslie Leyland Fields, author of Surviving the Island of Grace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/526b20d6-b7ef-459e-ac36-c4ea93d77b09/Prairie+Public.JPG The Clean Daughter: A Cross-Cultural Memoir - Jill’s Prairie Public Interview with Bill Thomas LISTEN HERE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1627249537784-5Z4DE8JASLNK35N2U52H/Customs+Quote.png The Clean Daughter: A Cross-Cultural Memoir - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.jillkandel.com/anthologies daily 0.75 2022-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1627591147311-9V0GQJ3PR1ICWY6N45EZ/anthologies.jpg Anthologies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6092f826c3bad524632cbc70/1626880749654-X0F86JFW8DYA9OD9O807/Best+Anthology.jpg Anthologies - The Best Spiritual Writing 2012 My essay, “Burial Cloth Removed” (First published in River Teeth Journal) was chosen from thousands of entries to be included along with these 30 essays! 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