Nothing Is As It Should Be

Nothing Is As It Should Be

“When I used to read fairy tales, I fancied that kind of thing never happened, and now here I am in the middle of one!”  – From Alice in Wonderland “I cannot count on anything to be a certain way,” said my friend Susan, during one of our bi-monthly...
My Summer of Allowing

My Summer of Allowing

It started with Paris. I woke up one day with the thought ?I need to go to Paris?. It seemed like a lovely idea, and also a slightly audacious one. I shared it with my daughter, who said ?Well then?why not?? I laughed at the idea that I could just pick up and go ? and...
Falling Without Fear

Falling Without Fear

I used to like high places. I loved to climb trees as a child and look down between the branches to the world below. I loved roller coasters ? the higher the better ? and talked my nervous children into riding them with me. I?d hike up a mountain and stand on the top...