I decided to keep my outline here and let this be a barebones post: Write some shit here about hiking in the morning and then taking the scenic way home from Roanoke via the Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive. Don’t forget to mention the bald eagles, throw some good quotes in there and wrap … More Take Me Home, Skyline Drive
In the week between posts (every Friday is my new goal), we had a quick trip to Atlantic City for a bachelor party which included dancing until 2 am, then waking up 3 hours later to drive Ken to the airport so he could fly down to Florida for 24 hours during which I caught … More What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? – The ups and downs of Monongahela State Park, WV
Cambridge University defines refuge as “(a place that gives) protection or shelter from danger, trouble, unhappiness, etc.” Motherhood increased my capacity to love tenfold. It has given me the most joyous moments of my life, along with the most challenging. The dichotomy of being a mom is like staring at the sun; it fills your … More Moral Compass Life Insurance – Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
“Without rain, nothing grows. Learn to embrace the storms of your life.” –Unknown Every once in a while I notice that the clothing on the boys is getting a little too snug. Recently it was a shirt on James and so I told them that we would go get some new t-shirts for the summer. … More Why fear the devil?
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” – Confucius Last weekend the kids, Ken and I woke up very early for a Sunday morning and drove about 2 hours to Catoctin Mountain in Western Maryland for a day hike. I had purchased this kids pack for Charlie from REI and I … More Any Road Will Take Me There
Trigger Warning- this post deals with sensitive topics. Dear X, Just a few weeks ago we had messaged back and forth about a place I was visiting that you had a connection to and your future seemed bright. You were working, going to school, adventuring and then (as it always seems from the outside) out … More To A Former Student
“I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear.” -Rosa Parks This post has been difficult to write. I’ve started and walked away several times because it’s about my son’s Type 1 diabetes diagnosis last week, and I know that I have only just begun to scratch the … More Facing Fears in Rocky Times
“Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Continue to learn. Appreciate your friends. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is.” – Mary Anne Radmacher Saudade, the Portuguese word I came across a few years back, seeps in around … More Nostalgia in New Hampshire
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” -Zig Ziglar I left for Austin, Texas on May 20th already having begun researching and thinking about what I wanted this blog post to be about – willpower. It was like the universe gave me some tools … More Things Got Weird in Austin
The spring, or vernal, equinox was last Sunday here in the northern hemisphere. The day prior I had taken my kids to the Luray Caverns in Virginia, something I had been wanting to do for a few months now, but most weekends were taken up by basketball games. The equinox marks when the sun passes … More Unexpected Depths