Wisconsin: Home-Gratitude-Butter
I’ll always call Wisconsin home, even if I never live there again. I was born and raised in Wisconsin. It is often said that people don’t appreciate something while they have it. That is certainly...
View ArticleThe Mother-Daughter Relationship
Sometimes there is a single event that transforms one’s perception of a relationship forever. Sometimes that event is so damaging that it triggers the death of a relationship. Other times it is so...
View ArticleStale Bread – Keep Each Day Fresh
stale /stāl/ Adjective (of food) No longer fresh and pleasant to eat; hard, musty, or dry: “stale bread”. Wednesday night I was telling a friend about the wild ride I’ve been on during the past two...
View ArticleThere is No Hell, Yet I Fight To Stay Out of it Every Day
I’m sitting in my Jackson, Missouri hotel room after a nine hour day of driving, en route to Austin after a month away. All those hours in a car give me a lot of time to analyze (and sometimes...
View ArticleWhy Are Dogs So Happy?
One of my happiest places on earth is at my parents’ lake house in rural Wisconsin. I can say without doubt that it is one of Yoda’s most beloved spots too, which is why I’m so lucky that we have...
View ArticleDisaster Buddies & The Bomb Cyclone
We are living at the Holiday Inn. I felt like I lived out of hotels when Yoda and I drove around the country. And sometimes I feel like I live out of hotels with all the traveling Eric and I do. But...
View ArticleI Flew Across Country and Met My Dog’s Sister
“Is this weird?” Our eyes met and we burst out laughing. The windshield wipers squeaked in response, as if to drive home the point that this was, indeed, very weird. It was Easter Sunday. My husband,...
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