The Curiously Beautiful Life of Marie Miller
While You Wait: Advent and Alice in Wonderland
Dear World, Advent comes from the Latin word adventum which means coming. This coming is a promise that there is an end to the waiting that a great gift is coming, but sometimes we don't see much end in sight. Life can feel like one big waiting room. We wait for...
The 5 Lessons I Learned From Wonder Woman
Dear World, So I missed Wonder Woman in theatres, so I decided to download it on my way home from my show with Five for Fighting in Portland, OR. I could tell from the first few minutes that this movie was going to be a new favorite of mine. This is coming from the...
Life can be lovely: The last week in Europe
Dear World, Here is the third and last chapter of my European Adventure! It was such a gift to see so many new places, but it was really the new friends that made the trip so incredibly special. To our new Danish, German, and Hungarian friends, we miss you already!...
The Best View in Budapest
Dear World, Tess and I had a lovely time in Budapest! If a picture is worth a thousand words, here are a few! The best part of Budapest was the view of the city from St. Stephen’s castle, and I also personally enjoyed shopping. Note my new black slacks. Every night we...
Vikings, Beer, and Freddie Mercury: Tales from Europe Part 1
Dear World, Greetings from Europe! I can truly say my first show in Europe was incredible! I performed for about 100 people for a special event at the most popular brewery in Aarhus, Denmark. After the show I chatted with many of the wonderful people who attended the...
LA LA Life is wonderful: My blessings list
Dear World, So many wonderful things have happened lately I felt the need to write a little list of them. One of my hereos Sheryl Sandburg wrote, “Acknowledging blessings can be a blessing in and of itself” So I begin: Europe here we come! My sister Tess and I...
My Sister Justina’s Take: a guest blog on vintage post cards
Ever since I was a little girl I’ve been in complete awe over my older sister Justina. She looks like a princess from a fairytale, and everything she touches shimmers and shines somehow. She was so darling to write a post about my new postcards (which I hope EVERYONE...
The Wind
Dear World, (Turn on the song at the bottom while reading post!) Change comes as surely as anything in this life, and it is still my least favorite thing. I feel like all of my 20’s was wrecked in a hurricane of change, and now I am digging through the rubble finding...
To My New Brother
Dearest Stan, Today is your birthday. I am so thankful for this day, because today brought you into the world and ultimately into our home. My oldest sister Justina fell in love with you and brought you to Glenway for Thanksgiving in 2015. Little did I know how much...