We Don’t Have to Walk Alone

We Don’t Have to Walk Alone

Day 1 I was terrified. Day 54 I was numb. Day 210 I was done. Really done. I-can’t-take-one-more-step done. All I wanted to do was to close my eyes and never wake up to the numbness that had separated me from everything in my life, including myself. But I did...
Sometimes our safety line keeps us stuck

Sometimes our safety line keeps us stuck

The first time I went rappelling I was about 8-years old. I wasn’t terrified of heights, really, it was more the falling with the sudden stop at the bottom that made my stomach do flips while I laid, belly down, at the edge of the cliff staring at the rocky...
Not all “screw ups” are ugly

Not all “screw ups” are ugly

I’d been telling Joe all summer that what I really wanted was to visit the lake. It’s less than 10 minutes from our house! …I think. I haven’t actually been there even though we’ve lived here for over 2 years. Actually, let me back...