Three older sisters welcomed him into the world August 12, 1934. They had great dreams for him, as all doting sisters do for their baby brothers. His life would come dangerously close to ending when, on October 18, 1935, during a 6.2 magnitude earthquake in Helena, Montana, a chunk of the wall fell into the crib where he had been […]
After 48 years of abject fear, I finally learned to SWIM!!!
When I was six years old, I was spilled into the deep end of the Y pool intentionally during swim lessons. They wanted me to catch up to the other kids and tread water. It did not work. I had to be pulled from the water by my younger brother. As a teenager, I was taking a tippee test at […]
A Clean Bill of Health
Three short years ago, a doctor said words I never expected to hear. “You have a clean bill of health.” After more than seven years of dealing with doctors, labs, blood draws, medication, therapies, treatments, shots, IVs, patches, and other things that I have thankfully forgotten, I was free. I was free to live. I was free to create. I […]
“Do one thing every day that scares you.” ~ For 100 days?!
In honor of the beauty of the fall and after returning from London where I participated in “The World is Your Stage” I knew I had to take on something great! October 2, 2014, I took on a new challenge. In keeping with this Eleanor Roosevelt quote, I am seeking something to do each day that scares me. So far, […]
To myself in High School
Within the past few months, there have been 5 suicides in our small town. Please consider forwarding this to any young students you may know. A letter to my high school self ~ Hey there. I am writing this letter to you, fully aware that you are going to scoff at almost everything I say. From where you are looking, […]