How I made peace with Alaska

“We’re moving to Alaska.” “What?!” Those were not the words I wanted to hear from my husband. Ever. Alaska was never my dream….it’s too cold, too dark (unless it’s too light), it’s – the wilderness! Certainly not the place for…

A long-awaited gift

On this day, eleven years ago, my sweet and wonderful Ella Grace was born. A long-awaited gift that I didn’t know if I would ever have. She was a beautiful and longed-for, ten pounds of perfection. She didn’t cry at…

Freedom from a 30 year struggle

 I was so blessed to spend the last week of April, 2017, at the Revelation Wellness Instructor Retreat, in beautiful Williams, Arizona. The retreat and lessons learned along the way, were life-changing and life-giving, in so many ways, and have…

Winter solstice- it’s dark!

Winter solstice…the shortest day of the year. I had never given December 21st much thought, but living in Alaska has given new meaning to this phenomenon. Time to celebrate! In Anchorage, on winter solstice, we have a little over five…

How do you say goodbye?

And in the blink of an eye, three years have passed and it’s time to leave Japan. How do you say goodbye to a place that has become such a part of you? I started this blog to document our…


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