Today I'm feeling grateful for my friend Shannon and the gift she gave me by making me an Aunt to her daughter Mckenna. I don't define family using simple biology. My family are those who have loved me and who I have loved with that intangible, unexplainable, and unconditional kind of love. I have many people…
Time for Gratitude: Day Seventeen
I'm grateful today for a wonderful lunch date with my sister Trish, niece Cora, and nephew Ethan. It's a nice break in the middle of a workday and they make my heart happy. It's also fun to mingle the work and the personal. I remember fondly visiting my parents' places of work in awe…
Time for Gratitude: Day Nine
Today I'm grateful for those moments when one of my loved ones intuitively knows I need a picture of something or someone present in their day. It just makes me pause from what I'm doing or feeling to appreciate the lives that surround me.
Time for My Auntie Hat: Message to Jim and Sue’s Grandchildren
Dear Grandchildren of Babu Jim and ShoSho Sue, I just wanted to write and let you know I just got back from Kenya after visiting ShoSho and Babu. They do wonderful work and I know they will share stories about their adventures for years to come. They are very needed where they are and people…
Time for Play: Fairies All Around Us
I’ve planted a fairy garden. When I planted it, I told Tim that I was planting it as an Aunt and the nieces and nephews would enjoy looking at the tiny little garden. “What fun they’ll have” I said, “We can pretend we have fairies!” It was all very exciting and I’m pretty sure I…
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