I've been wanting to write to all of you for some time, only I haven't known where to begin. Most of what I've had to report wasn't anything any of us hoped for, so the intention of this post is to catch you all up and then quite frankly, let it go. Shortly after we … Continue reading Where to go from here.
Josiah’s story
Well, that went viral. Good thing? Bad thing? Maybe a bit of both.
The video of Josiah's dog, Smokey, goes viral and with the help of Real Crime Profile Podcast, Josiah's story is finally getting the size audience it deserves.
Real Crime Profile Podcast: Why I Keep Advocating for Justice
Information and links to the interview I did with the dynamic hosts of Real Crime Profile, a victim based true crime podcast. We discuss the details of Josiah's case and why advocacy is so important.
Numbers Make Us Count
What happened in Maine stirred feelings about the mass killing that took my son Josiah's life. This post shares information I have not shared before.
With 74 days left in 2023, where has the time gone?
I thought I'd drop by and say hello, but I must admit in doing so that I am surprised to find my last entry was posted nearly a month ago which begs the question yet again, Where does the time go? I have an app on my phone that up until Josiah was killed, kept … Continue reading With 74 days left in 2023, where has the time gone?
Jurisdiction… Confused? You aren’t alone.
Ambiguous: adj.1) doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness 2) not expressed or understood clearly Jurisdiction on the Yakama Reservation is a messy topic with no definitive answers. It continues to confuse and surprise me over four years after Josiah was killed while passing through on Hwy 97, a state owned and maintained roadway. I … Continue reading Jurisdiction… Confused? You aren’t alone.
Writing My Truthiest Truth
Writing My Truthiest Truth - and the digging that has to be done to get there.
Days Between
My experience with grief has been a roller coaster, as I know it is for many. When I look at the bell curve of it all, I can see the progress, the normalcy coming back into my life. The hanging frown that I could not seem to lift has faded and a smile often stretches … Continue reading Days Between
Hope
I have been back from my trip for just eight days now--what a journey it was, both internal and external, through the farthest reaches of the Northwest and of my Heart! 2400 miles were driven in three states through a path both familiar and new that wound its way in a figure eight from here … Continue reading Hope
Reclamation | No Apologies
You know, when I first started writing what will one day become Remember the Birds (the book), we were neck deep in the pandemic, the whole world had changed and everyone was finally at a level of desperation that I could somewhat relate to. My son Josiah had been dead for 10 or so months … Continue reading Reclamation | No Apologies
Remember the Birds 