Stories & reflections
A little encouragement for the everyday. Join me for stories, reflections, and lessons from a resilient heart.
Yes, I’m still here and slowly re-engaging with post-pandemic life. I’ve made it through a few more bumps—my power wheelchair, accessible van, and central air conditioning all stopped working within days of each other. Thankfully, all have been…
Read more: Checking In Before Checking Out →It’s been a while, hasn’t it? I offered you a New Year’s greeting, suggested two options for traveling toward the light at the end of this pandemic tunnel, and wished you a safe journey. Then, I disappeared! Well…
Read more: I’m Still Here… →Is it really that time of year again? Life seems like one big smear on my calendar since March. Yet, the New Year is upon us, whether it feels like it or not. So, true to my tradition…
Read more: My 2021 New Year Theme in a Word →I couldn’t get the words out. “It’s okay,” Alicia said. “Take your time.” I was trying to check the box, just one box on my way-too-short Christmas to-do list. I wanted to accomplish one thing that could still…
Read more: I’m fragile right now. Are you? →Life is still nuts, isn’t it? I bet your Thanksgiving, like mine, has tangled with that gnarly overused word, “unprecedented,” that rides shotgun with our relentless foe, COVID. That devastating duo continues to invade our thoughtfully-crafted plans and…
Read more: Memories that Matter – My Thanksgiving Turkey Disaster →A Thoughtful Thursday on a Friday? Oops. Well, it may not be Thursday BUT I do have an important thought to share. After 20 years, I can finally invite ALL OF YOU to a very special celebration for Pathfinders…
Read more: A Special Invitation… →Recently I listened to a series of lectures on “The Marks of Maturity” that referenced a book I read years ago, Death Be Not Proud. The author and father of Johnny Gunther, who died at age seventeen from…
Read more: Bracing for Impact →Yep, life is still nuts. I’m hanging in there, sometimes with so much effort that I feel like my “hands have rope burns,” as my dad used to say. Sometimes those shadows on my deck fence feel like…
Read more: Hanging tough. What’s helping? →
