My sons were both excited, my daughter a bit less, but she was being a good sport. They wanted to see the waterfalls. Our kids were all relatively young and we had billed up the falls and our trip to the mountains for weeks. We were visiting the Shenandoah National Park in North Central Virginia. … More Running out of gas
Last weekend I was mad at Mr. D. I have been letting the kids sleep in my bed. But the other night, instead of going to sleep after we’d read and told stories, Mr. D got out of bed and ransacked my closet, including getting up on a stool, grabbing my perfume and spraying it … More Building Bridges to Each Other
My dad died just a week before Father’s Day in 1997. I’ve written about him a bit because he was a source of tremendous strength to me throughout my childhood. He carried burdens of his own but still managed to set an example of how to be a good human. Wynne and I recorded a … More Watering the Fence
It seems like these days pass so quickly that we often finding ourselves reading, appreciating the gift of a post, and then moving on too quickly. To extend some of the great notes of the week, we are trying out Well Said Saturdays – bringing a few quotes from recent posts forward. From Music, Memories, … More Well Said Saturdays – June 17
I think it’s safe to say that writing is a solitary pursuit. I don’t know of anyone who writes while hanging out with other people. I mean we might write in a coffee shop but not usually when we are carrying out a conversation with others. This might be why I find it so fascinating … More Episode 22: Themes in “Surviving Sue” with Vicki Atkinson
“Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know.” Pema Chodron Both of my daughters now live in Colorado. The youngest has been there about 2 years. Her older sister and family just recently settled there. Both came to their decisions to move for different reasons. The younger chose work opportunities, … More Leaning In To The Unexpected
I like to go back and read the 25-page report. The report is dated from the early 2000s and gives a medical history on my son and lists the tests the doctors administered. I’m barely a page into the report and my heart is already breaking. “The patient is still fairly young and needs intensive … More Proving the experts wrong!
I’ve written a few climbing posts recently – it’s like I pulled a thread and they started tumbling out. But really, I think it’s because there’s one story that has been niggling at me to come to the surface. So here it is. When I went to Everest Base camp in 2001, it was because … More Yay, Yeah, Whatever
I had a fantastic dream two nights ago – so much so that it’s turned into a post. 😉 Almost an auto-pilot-post. I can usually discern the trigger for a dream that’s detailed – so detailed that it sparkles with definition. No cloudy images or subtlety. This particular dream? I can see the connecting threads and it … More Music, Memories, Motivation
It seems like these days pass so quickly that we often finding ourselves reading, appreciating the gift of a post, and then moving on too quickly. To extend some of the great notes of the week, we are trying out Well Said Saturdays – bringing a few quotes from recent posts forward. From Letting Go … More Well Said Saturdays – June 10
The Heart of the Matter 