My husband and I met 20 years ago today. Our strengths and weaknesses are a perfectly balanced yin and yang. He’s a strategist and I’m a dreamer. He thinks in spreadsheets and formulas, careful to process and slow to react. I think in moods and colors, following intuition and whim without hesitation. It was a rough go for a while as our worlds didn’t seem to overlap at all. But, we have learned to communicate and collaborate. We have learned to meet each other where we are, to see our differences as assets, and to mesh our two styles into one powerhouse of progress. We’re actually a really good team. Over the years we have built several small businesses, a few houses, a beautiful family, and an online shop that shifted through 13 years of innovation before becoming the seed that eventually sprouted A Nod to Nature….and we’ve done it all together.

I’m the one sitting behind the keyboard right now sharing my heart in words. My picture is at the bottom of this post because he insisted. But, you’re reading my words because he sat behind the keyboard first….for days and nights on end…challenging himself, believing in my passion and purpose, building this website from scratch, listening to my doubts and fears, encouraging me to launch the brand anyway, making every change I requested, and bringing my vision to life.

He’s the steadfast engineer behind every button, click, and whistle on this site. He’s the fixer you’ll find when you send a message to customercare@naturenod.com. He’s the legend who keeps our dream alive and this site up and running. His name is Charlie….and he’s the man behind the curtain.

Hi, Honey!