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Learning to let go of the fight.

Another guest blog from my courageous, vulnerable, amazing and slightly irreverent sister… “Basically your body is fighting itself,” was the explanation of the urgent care doctor who told me my strep infection spread to cause a peritonsillar abscess.  “Oh, that makes sense,” I replied.  My tonsils hate me.  I hate them.  Since I can remember [...]

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Vulnerability Part Two: Playing with the Wolves

Engrossed in the smells of spring, the hills blanketed in wildflowers, and the pair of deer with their tails brilliant in the morning sun, I lost sight of the trail on my early morning run through the woods near my parents house. My first thought was of vulnerability. My cell was back in the car [...]

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A reminder of what matters most…

I woke up this morning in mood I haven’t seen in quite some time and frankly it was ugly. I was crabby, raw, and titch more on the rage side of irritable. I wondered throughout the morning after countless meltdowns what in the world was going on – the whole thing seemed a bit excessive. [...]

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Vulnerability Part One: A Tender Thing

Recently, a friend asked for a blog post about vulnerability. My response was of course, no problem, get right on that…and then I promptly turned to my sister and asked her to write it. Yes, I realize the irony and I will go there with my own post –  Part 2. For now, my sister [...]

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