Adventures in Discovering Hope in Despair
My husband and I have been together 15 years, 16 in December. Some months we are more roommates than romantic partners. Other months we are more enemies than roommates. But most months - we are partners in crime, partners in fun, partners in….chaos. Oh and partners in parenting. We bicker. We laugh. We experience. We... Continue Reading →
I didn't have kids to be a school teacher. Straight. Up. Facts. Teacher of life lessons? Yes. Obvs. But a teacher of school subjects? I am a writer. But that doesn't mean I know HOW to write….in the way the current education system demands of students at least. I write conversationally…..not academically. I am terrible... Continue Reading →
Day 416 of self quaranting as much as humanely possible This kid right here brought some major tears to my eyes a few minutes ago. I had to F5 my family a month ago and re-think our entire situation. We began unschooling. We placed all our energies towards learning how to go with the flow.... Continue Reading →
People write bucket lists for items they want to accomplish before they die. But I want a living list. A list of items that I want to experience while I am alive, without the end being death.So what is on my living list? There is a road that goes from Newport, OR to Maine, in... Continue Reading →
Days 1, 2, and 3: I was excited, and determined, and my brain felt like it went in to a focused hyperdrive. I knew exactly what I needed to do, in order to get thru this. In order for our family to survive this. Or did I. Day 4: I woke up and instantly knew... Continue Reading →
Finding Anchors in the Storm 