Thinking about my mom's past birthday parties got me thinking about funerals. That's not just because she's gone now, but because many traditional funerals are turning into more than just a quiet memorial service today.

This article by Abigail Thomas was sent to me by Peter who swears he was reading his mother's AARP magazine. It is an absolutely wonderful discussion of the power of journalling/memoir writing...

"A person who has health has a thousand wishes, a person who doesn't has but one." (source unknown)

I have to give Michael "I can too eat a hotdog in one bite" Schwass a lot of credit for this one (and for getting me to write down my core principles). This is one of those things that I thought was necessary for quadriplegics but not necessarily...

When my nephew was three years old I started to understand just how bizarre and hard-wired a familial blueprint can be. We were sitting at the table having breakfast and as I watched him take a sip of milk I thought I spied something that I had seen...

At least I have demonstrated beyond question that it works for me. Here's where the River Rat and being just a plain old girl from Miller comes into play. One of the things that Facebook with its trips down memory lane with old classmates, and all...

Wondering what my River Rat-ness and being the lowly girl from Miller has to do with my new life? We'll get there soon, I promise. As I stated previously, I was so tired and also very clear on the significance of this next transition for me that I...