After a morning walk to Egg Habor. After breakfast sandwiches and tater tots and beignets. After shopping in local boutiques. After cruising around the harbor […]
Start at the Water
I’ve said it before yet it bears repeating: when you don’t know what to do, go outside. Or better, whether you know what to do […]
Home
There’s a shirt for sale in one of the Fish Creek shops that has “Home” printed on it, the “o” replaced with the shape of […]
Take a Day
It’s important to find space for recovery and recharge. To find it and give yourself permission to use that space. To take a day. Or […]
The Ceremony Script
Today’s the day after my brother’s wedding. It was truly a wonderful day. I had a lot of emotion, a lot of fun, and more […]
My Brother Gets Married Today
My baby brother. My only sibling. I’m officiating but here’s a line you won’t hear in the ceremony today: I always have said I love […]
A Surprise Visit
Yesterday my dad picked me up from the airport in Chicago – a last-minute stroke of fortune that his schedule worked out – and we […]
My Year of CREATE: Half Way
It’s been six months since I started this writing project in step with my word of the year: Create. My first post was about my […]
It Is Our Choices
“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” J.K. Rowling This quote from Harry Potter and the Chamber […]
The Crisis Road Trip Button
We made a pact, my friends and I, years ago, that if one of us was in crisis, we could call it, and the other […]