Stories & reflections
A little encouragement for the everyday. Join me for stories, reflections, and lessons from a resilient heart.
Bless her heart. My left kidney is misbehaving. During one of my routine urological exams, we discovered my small kidney stone—one we’ve been monitoring for years—has been joined by a much larger brother. This fellow is so large…
Read more: My Kidney and Her Uninvited Guests →Happy New Year! I hope your 2023 is off to a good start. As you may know, instead of New Year’s resolutions, my tradition each January is to choose a word to guide me for the coming year. My…
Read more: My 2023 New Year’s Theme →This Thanksgiving story* that is now a family classic. Wince, chuckle, enjoy, and please share with me any of your family’s turkey traumas! Check out the P.S. for the latest on my “Staying On the Upside” book progress.…
Read more: Thanksgiving Turkey Disaster and Staying Up Update →Yes, I’m coming up for air. It’s been a while and I’ve missed you! It was a great summer, kicked off with two wedding celebrations— a reception for my son Peter and his wife, Meredith: One of the…
Read more: Coming Up for Air: Your Help →The first few months of 2022 held two milestone moments for me. The first: my sweet Madison turned 30! What a journey it’s been. Since her autism diagnosis at age two, she’s taught me so much about meeting…
Read more: Two Milestone Moments →Happy New Year! I hope you’ve had a good one so far. Although life is good here, I’ll admit it: I’m struggling right now. I was ready for 2022. I’d even chosen my New Year’s theme word before…
Read more: Finally, My New Year Word →This Thanksgiving story* is now a family classic. Wince, chuckle, enjoy, and please share with me any of your family’s turkey traumas! Check out the P.S. for the latest on my “Staying On the Upside” book progress.…
Read more: Thanksgiving Turkey Disaster and a Book Update →Hope you had a good summer. Mine was sprinkled with highlights—much-needed visits from family and friends—while dealing with a few lowlights—a failed generator during two power outages and a wheelchair repair that’s put me in my 14-year-old back-up…
Read more: Progress Notes: Staying on the Upside →
