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From Evolution to Survival: navigating the beauty and challenges of midlife all while fighting glioblastoma terminal brain cancer with grace and dignity.
It made me remember why it's necessary. We have power in us that we forget about but can recall if we try. It gives us back an element of control, somehow, in that we can at least conjure up some scrap and fight.
Brain surgery may take me out of the game for a minute, but we've got magic to make, and make it, we will. Don't worry, we won't let your kids see, but we may all get together behind the scenes at stage rehearsal and raise...
Some people are hard. You know how you know? When you’re around them, you have some kind of physical reaction – an uneasy tummy, your heart rate goes up, you feel yourself having to take a deep breath, your eyes squint. Hard people stir your...
Oysters. I have always thought they looked like snot on the half shell. The slimy-looking, spillway-smelling, gelatinous sputum (oh my gosh, how crass!) never looked appetizing to me. Then there we were, in the middle of the French Quarter, with cajun-seasoned friends from the bayou,...
We made it to New Orleans on Amtrak’s “City of New Orleans” nearly an hour early! Turns out, the train does stop many times along the way but sometimes not for more than three or four minutes. They announce which stops are for getting out...
This whole Facebook world is beyond my comprehension. I’m learning (I think), and I’m trying, but Brother, I stay bewildered. For instance… Everyone seems to respond well to short pieces. I’m not sure if folks have the attention span of a gnat or what but...
I prayed a lot about my new venture. In case you missed it, I rolled it out yesterday. It’s called Lavender Lane Creative, and I am anxious and excited. I have been home, officially, for a few days shy of 2 months, and here I...
I remember how it felt to move to Phoenix – adventurous, intrepid, liberating! I was only 24 and had been married for almost a year. We had seven days to make the decision about moving, sight unseen, to a city with a population of more...
We leave things behind. We leave something where ever we go. We leave a little part of ourselves with every person with which we interact. Like souvenirs. That little thing – the smile, the encouraging word, the compliment, the observation, the point, the snarky comment,...
I am an over-preparer. I’m the one who packs too many outfits for a weekend trip, not to mention two too many pairs of shoes. At any given outdoor event, I have sunscreen, insect repellent, a battery-powered fan (and extra batteries), and even a clean...