Annie, Get Your Gun
Earlier today, my best friend was relating a story about a doctor friend of her sister’s who was having trouble finding ammo for hunting season. Turns out, ammo is hard to come by in some parts of Oregon, ’cause folks have taken to stockin’ up to defend their homes and property from the takeover that [...]
I Laughed Today
I laughed today.. You know, the kind of laugh that escapes from your mouth before you have a chance to catch it. The kind of laugh that “sophisticated, grown-up people” don’t have in public. The kind of laugh that you have with the people who have seen you at your worst–huddled over the toilet puking [...]
How bad do you want it?
We are currently living between two places and have done the best we can to be comfortable in the new home. With the “big” stuff moved, we’ve managed a month or so eating off paper plates with plastic utensils. Last week, I decided that I wanted chili dogs. Something I hadn’t eaten for several months. [...]
Why can’t I hear?
I’ve been trying to “learn” to meditate for about 3 years now. As a coach, many clients have told me that they talk to god all the time, but never get an answer. My question to them was: Do you shut up long enough to listen? I know that god speaks in the silence. In the smile of a stranger [...]
Being me
“What if the question is not why am I so infrequently the person I want to be, but why do I so infrequently want to be the person I really am?”~ Oriah Mountain Dreamer This quote is on the back of my business cards and serves as a reminder of why I want to serve [...]



