There isn’t anything much more intimidating than the prospect of playing golf with a sports psychologist. I know that the opposite should hold true, but not for me, at least at the very start. Brad and I had the opportunity to play with Jon Stabler, co-founder of Golf Psych in Boerne (that’s Bernie for those […]
The Sonoran Desert. Saguaro. Shit. South Mountain. Sixteenth at Phoenix Open. Super Bowl. This post is brought to you by the letter S. Did you know that the Saguaro cactus is only native to the Sonoran Desert? As often as I’ve had the privilege to visit this area of the Southwest, I had no idea how […]
“Stop,” a little voice screamed from behind me. I turned around, pulling our lovable Labrador, Luna, with me. There, was little four-year-old Wyatt huffing toward me, as fast as his little legs could pedal his bike with training wheels. I’d met Wyatt, his little sister, Ava, and his parents just moments before while taking Luna […]
We pulled into the San Antonio KOA and there she was. Bessie. That’s what we’ve named our new-to-us motorhome. Not the most original of names for a vehicle, but it seems to fit. Standing outside our soon-to-be new home were the soon-to-be previous owners, Joanie and Frederick. Joanie was petite, blond, and had a wonderful […]
My last post left you hanging while my husband Brad and I were getting air inflated into our motorhome’s severely under-inflated tires. Both of us were exhausted, from the anxiety of driving out of El Paso after an overnight snowstorm and having to deal with scraping off ice and snow from the motorhome slide outs. […]
Trucks rumble past, their trailers bumping on the rough road surface. A forklift keeps going in front of me, back and forth to service bays. Ironically, Jackson Brown belts out Running on Empty on the radio. I just try to keep breathing, slow inhales and exhales to calm myself as well as our 65 lb. […]
Come see me at the Buckeye Book Fair on Saturday, November 6 in Wooster, Ohio! Click here for details!
Virginia Hamilton: Five Novels was reviewed by the Wall Street Journal recently. It was such an honor to serve as editor for this collection!
I had the privilege of being featured in a podcast created by my friend, Chrys Peterson. The podcast shares inspirational stories of individuals whose lives changed in just a moment. To hear how mine changed, click the link below. https://chryspeterson.com/episode-3-rewriting-your-story-after-unbearable-loss/
