Dearest reader, I am fortunate in many ways. One way is that I have the best friends on the planet. Hands down. Do not challenge me – you will lose! They have been there in the ups and downs and never waiver. I don’t care what season of my life I met them, they have stood by me. This March, for my birthday, I asked my dear friend Kelly to paint a goddess painting of me for me. I know, I know – I did what?! She’s a brilliant artist and I have many paintings by Kelly in my hous

April is National Poetry Month, so I always make sure to put some fun poetry-related events on my calendar during that time. I’ve been fortunate to have been a part of the Jacksonville (FL) Poetry Festival hosted by Hope at Hand and this year I taught a Free Verse Poetry class. People from all over the world joined me and were brave and vulnerable enough to share their freshly written poetry with me and the others on the video call. I was fortunate enough to hold three addi

Dear Reader, I recently learned that I have an eye condition, and my brother has another—both hereditary, both completely unexpected. As we age, it’s often not a matter of if but when something new will surface that asks us to dig deep, find strength we didn’t know we had, and keep pressing forward. I don’t know a single person who isn’t carrying at least a handful of challenges, personally or professionally. And the world we’re navigating right now seems determined to

Hello dear reader! We are experiencing a second summer in the Midwest right now. Soon we will be fully immersed in all things pumpkin, sweaters, and hot drinks! I took a trip to Colorado and had a great time at Red Rocks Park & Amphitheater seeing Brandi Carlile opener, Lucius. A few years ago I was there was for a Sarah McLachlan with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra concert and it was one of the best concerts. We went two out of the three nights Brandi was there and it

Brrrrrr! It’s been very chilly this week and there is a lot of snow and ice remaining from the recent storms. I hope everyone has been...

I was talking with a friend recently about the things people say to us and what we remember. I don’t always remember the kind or...

I think if you asked me at almost any point in my life, ”Do you see yourself spending a lot of time in solitude?” I would have given you...