Diving In

Halo and I walked down to a turn in the river yesterday where there is a bank full of colorful rocks. With her love of smells, it was like taking a kid to Disneyland. She darted every which way in sheer excitement, making sure to cover as much of the area as her leash and […]

Diving In Read More »

Starting My Technology Challenge

Like many people in my culture, I have grown used to being on edge and spend a lot of time playing around on the internet and my phone with little real productivity. I continually check my phone, find myself wasting time on it whenever I am waiting for something or someone, and spend more time on the internet than I realize I’m wasting. It is not what I want to do my life or what I want to become.

Starting My Technology Challenge Read More »

Digging In

There is something quite different about owning versus renting. I feel settled here, at peace knowing we will be staying for quite some time. Instead of a neighborhood where I simply lived, even though generations of my family lived there before me, by owning a home, this is really my neighborhood. I’m invested in it and as surely as the old trees have upheaved the sidewalks, I’m letting my roots spread out with confidence and ease.

Digging In Read More »

People holding cups of coffee at a table.

How to Talk to Me

What I got from listening to people’s questions and comments was they are afraid to say the wrong things. The last thing I want is for people to walk on egg shells. That’s no way to live a life and no way to have a relationship. I want you to be free with me as I want to be free with you. A true relationship is when you’re free with each other.

How to Talk to Me Read More »