family – Lessons Learned From The Rainbow

ODE TO ELEANOR

It’s the cheeks for me I say as I show her photo But it’s much more than that It’s what she makes me see It’s what I now know But it’s much more than that It’s her ice-cream smeared lips And her little baby laughs But it’s much more than that It’s the way sheContinue reading “ODE TO ELEANOR”

A Thousand Deaths

I didn’t mourn your death I mourned the life you’d reject I mourned the humor you lost I mourned the intellect it cost You died a thousand small deaths before you took your last breath One long continuous exhale year after year All life squeezed out, expunged by fear Flashes of spit, blood smeared, voicesContinue reading “A Thousand Deaths”

This Is Me

I used to dream about being Wonder Woman. I wore my costume everyday. I chased the horizon, running barefoot through the cotton fields my pawpaw tended. I snuggled in the tractor tires and basked in the sun on hot summer days. I set out on my bike each day and created my own world. IContinue reading “This Is Me”

Riding Naked: Celebrating 50 Years of Adventure and Loss

I fully intend to live the rest of my life creating memories worth sharing long after I’m gone. I want my granddaughter to one day hold a picture of me up to her friends and say, “You know, my Oma did the wildest, craziest things!”

A Chair For My Mother; Validation For My Heart

even though we did not have alot of money, that little cottage in the alleyway saw lots of growth, lots of laughs and more love than imaginable.

Looking Back At The Giving Tree

The instant I mention any childhood books to my children, they immediately go to “The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein. I read to my children regularly and they always got a new book in their Christmas stash; but for some reason, this book stands out for both of them. So, of course it had toContinue reading “Looking Back At The Giving Tree”

Stripping It Down

As most of you know by now, my family moved into a very old and much-loved home a year ago. The home is beautiful and we love it so much; but it sure is a heck a lot of work! It seems like each week, I am starting a new project in a somewhat futileContinue reading “Stripping It Down”

Mountain Adventures 2019

Anyone who knows my Slingshot (my husband) knows he treats life like an extreme sport! He loves passionately. He fights passionately and his motto is “I’ll just wing it!” So, when he said he wanted to take a family vacation to the mountains this summer, I approached it as I do all things with myContinue reading “Mountain Adventures 2019”