Bayta’s Top Five Books of 2021 {Book Club}
“It’s has been a very strange couple of years” is probably the most overused phrase at the moment. It’s true, though, and this season has challenged and changed my...
Author: Bayta Schwarz
A Life for a Life {Book Club}
Let’s jump right into what was probably my favorite scene of this section of The Deal of a Lifetime. “So we liked the ferry, both of us, me the...
The Seconds We Are Given {Book Club}
I am so glad the Velvet Ashes book club introduced me to Fredrik Backman’s writing and that we have made it a tradition to read something by him each...
Never Too Late to Ask {Book Club}
Again, let me start by saying that while the story in And Every Morning The Way Home Gets Longer and Longer deals with the topic of dementia and Alzheimer’s,...
A Place Without Coordinates {Book Club}
A Note from Sarah and Rachel: we are thrilled to have Bayta hosting Book Club this month! She’s definitely not a stranger here, and we are excited to be...
Free To Celebrate {The Grove: Party}
Picture this. It is a cold December night in Berlin. Suddenly, as if on cue, people stream out from every building onto the streets. Most of them are armed...
We Are a Unique Tribe
I remember the time I finally plucked up the courage to walk into a room full of strangers. Would I be welcome? Would I fit in? Sure, I’d kind...
Five Lessons I’ve Learned From Connection Groups
When I returned to my passport country after 16 years overseas, I knew it probably wouldn’t be plain sailing. I thought I was prepared for that. After all, I’d read...
Little Miss Independent {The Grove: Understood}
I’m sure you know the little girl (or boy). You know the one I mean - the toddler who always insists on doing everything without help. Climbing stairs, putting on...
When Staying Equals Transition
I do not like rollercoasters. Not at all. I’m the person who will stand at the bottom and hold everyone’s bags, glasses, etc. Granted, there are times I choose to...
