If we’re keeping it real, we’ll admit that 2020 has been one of those years. From the Australian Wildfires to COVID-19, BLM protests and Beirut blasts, there’s no short supply of tragedy. So how do you stay sane, functional and…

“No one is coming to rescue you”   Those were the words I heard as I was about to start wallowing in self-pity last week. My children had been crying and screaming in unison for about five minutes just before…

Some things never change, like me just going away for so long. Especially without a word, especially after I promised to “be back in one week”.   You want to know what else doesn’t change – excuses. I always have…

This is the longest I have been away from my blog, and for good reason too. I may have mentioned once or twice that as ridiculous as it is for someone who writes personal stories, I am a very private…

“Come”, he said.   Breathe deeply. Hold your breath. Let it out. Repeat. Then step out. One foot, then the next. Forward. Repeat. That’s all she had to do – deep breaths, one foot in front of the other, forward…

“Is it dusk yet. Yes? Okay. Listen up! This will be long. When I took this photo, I was just hoping to capture a beautiful sunset as I used to do every evening on my way home over the bridge….