Ride out the trauma

When I was 9, we went on a family trip to the Wisconsin Dells with my cousins. It was the first summer without my sister, so we were still in a heavy grieving period... Go kart rides were in abundance, so that was the activity of choice. I got in the car and started racing…

An Accidental Pilgrimage

Pilgrimage: a journey, especially a long one made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion. - dictionary.com What started out as what one could call a "Pure Michigan" moment; a family trip to climb the magnificent Sleeping Bear dunes, ended up being so much more for me... The Sleeping Bear dunes is…

Go take a jump in the lake…

Lucky enough to have some time off work this past week and the theme was definitely about jumping in the lake... I've always been an avid swimmer, loving the water and listing swimming as one of my favorite hobbies since I was a little kid. It makes me feel so free and confident. It's peaceful,…