Where I am Rooted
It seems whenever I look forward, I feel the urge to look back as well…to confirm how I am rooted and what matters most. For me, another year has ended, and another Life List was completed. This one was short, but deeply…
Sketching a Character
In January I took myself on a retreat to a small and very old cabin in Illinois. Since I finished visiting all of the state parks in Indiana last year, I decided to visit the birthplace of each of my…
Joy vs. Happiness
When I was a child, I knew when I grew up I wanted to be a mom and to write a children’s picture book. I loved nurturing those around me and the magical way I felt when I immersed myself…
Fantastic Fort!
We finally did it! We completed an extraordinary fort (a.k.a. tiny home, boys retreat, mom retreat, etc.)!! It was a labor of love, filled with lots of lumber, concrete, recycled materials, nails, screws, paint, shingles, bruises, cuts, scrapes, muscles getting…
24 Parks
I explored a patch of woods in Indiana with my 3 sons today. For us, the extraordinary memories are discovered in the quite ordinary moments. It marked the 24th and final state park that I have visited, a challenge I…
Run, run, run, run, run
Today was the first day all week that I was able to run outside without rain pouring or misting all over me as I plodded along my path. I was worried all week that I would slip for the shear…
