I am back at my computer after an eight week hiatus of insanity, joy, revelation and uncertainty while my partner Brian and I picked up and moved cross country, traveling 5300 miles in three weeks from the north coast of California to Washington state where we visited both family and Josiah's grave and then back … Continue reading Hello, it’s me again.
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Old Photos of You
I scroll through the photos on my phone looking for ones I’ve taken long ago. When that part of me I still am today was alive without the weight I now carry. I can’t believe how far I have to go. I scroll and scroll and scroll.To find that time. The pictures flash by like … Continue reading Old Photos of You
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.
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
Let’s Meet! Coffee, Chat & Catch Up in Yakima.
Good morning, Everyone! I am sitting here at my computer zooming into the London Writers' Salon, the online writing community that I join every morning (and at other times of the day when possible!) to work on Remember the Birds (The Book!)--which includes these blog posts as connecting with all of you is an incredibly … Continue reading Let’s Meet! Coffee, Chat & Catch Up in Yakima.
Bob Weir, Stickers & Following Your Heart – Along with directions to Josiah’s Cross
Good afternoon, everyone. It's Monday, June 26th, 2023. It's hard to believe we are already halfway through the year, a quarter of our way through this new century and most notably for me, it's been four long years since Josiah left this earth. I have been up since 6:00 am, exhausted from the weekend spent … Continue reading Bob Weir, Stickers & Following Your Heart – Along with directions to Josiah’s Cross
Anniversaries, T-shirts and Long Journeys North
Hello, Everyone! And Welcome New Subscribers!! It's the end of the week, two days past June 14th, the day forever etched in my mind. Only in 2019 it wasn't a Wednesday at all. It was a Friday, the end of a not-too-easy week tinged with hurt feelings from yet another chink in the armor of … Continue reading Anniversaries, T-shirts and Long Journeys North
4 Long Years, 4 Short Weeks to go…
It's been 4 long years since Josiah was killed on his way to see Dead & Co at the Gorge in Washington State. In 4 short weeks, I will be going there to complete his journey for him.
Grief is Love’s Final Goodbye
Originally written May 24th, 2020, two full months into the pandemic. What an interesting and foreign time that was for all of us. I am so glad these pieces were written. They take me back to a place in time and show me how far I've come My thoughts to those who suggest I move … Continue reading Grief is Love’s Final Goodbye
Remember the Birds 