luck is a penny

ideally

I woke up today with this question: “what do I hope for?” And it is a serious question after years of living towards a goal. At dinner...

stitches

This is for creatives, so all of us. What helps? Logan tells me 50,000 people drove to Lake Elsinore over the weekend to see the...

close for now

The liquor store down the street caught fire. It has a diorama on top of it of a little house and chimney with a half-circle of smoke...

supposed to

I was supposed to be a home-owner and a mom by now. I was supposed to be out of debt from graduate school. I was supposed to be the star...

practice

My nephew Graham is a smart and inspiring person. Over the holidays, he planned a kickball tournament for his friends, family and...

the laughing fisherman

Our third night in Kauai, we go to the southwest shore of the island to watch the sunset. We find a cove where families sit on blankets...

engagement

Six more weeks of engagement; it is so sweet. Friends and family continue to celebrate our love to the hilt with awesome generosity. If...

the floor is lava

My dog Vincent is scared of the hardwood floors in our house – or at least he is scared when he remembers to be scared. Sometimes he...

little brain

I am on a call list or twenty. It happens four times a day; the phone lights up, grabs my attention and discerns, “Scam Likely”, above a...

caution and optimism

Cautious optimism is a marvelous contradiction. I split my time between robust positivity and “the sky is falling” trepidation and fear....

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