I wasn’t sure that there would be a way back into writing about Michael and his journey, and I have missed the experience. There have been plenty of revelations in the past three months since he arrived home from the trail. Objectively speaking, they have […]
To loosely quote my all-time favorite movie Love Actually, if you want to see love, go to an airport. Any given Friday night, Love Field in Dallas is a happy place. It’s a particularly gracious airport to arrive home to and a gentle place from […]
I have a blog post to share with you, friends, about how wonderful it is to have Michael home and all that we have learned about one another and how we are both changed and how all is good. But today is not the day […]
Michael is coming home. After 146 days on the Pacific Crest Trail, he has hung up his shoes and said “That it is for now.” He walked from Mile Marker 0 at Campo, California on the Mexican border, past the PCT Midway point to Drakesbad […]
I know it’s time to write. Writing has helped me to make sense of my emotions as my son is hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. I was surprised, when this venture started, that I couldn’t find anything written to help parents go through this experience, […]
This photo, provided by Seattle’s KATU-TV, shows a wildfire as seen from near Stevenson Wash., across the Columbia River. The fire is burning in the Columbia River Gorge above Cascade Locks, Ore.(Tristan Fortsch/KATU-TV via AP) As parts of the country recover from– and brace […]
Thank you, everyone, for your concern during this terrible Texas storm. We are fine in Dallas–about 300 miles away from Houston. The weather here is dark and humid, as if the entire state of Texas is under an enormous cloud, but there is no danger […]
After nearly two weeks of silence, I heard from Michael yesterday. It was a long stretch, to say the least. He’s been out of cell range and, it would seem, not attentive to his SPOT devise. He says the tracking function drains his batteries, so […]
I may be the only living person who loves Dallas in August. After years in New England, Dallas in the summer is like living your life on permanent vacation: sun, pools, patios with umbrellas. While the rest of the world goes on vacation in August, […]
When Michael started his adventure on April 28th, I couldn’t envision what four months out would look like. Would he still be walking? Would I be flying to the West Coast every month to see him? Would he disappear out there, never to be heard […]
