Author Archives: Wanderer

Diabetes Anniversary…A Reflection

So bear with me as I try to put my thoughts in the past few days into words, but it isn’t always easy. On this day, May 22, 1990, I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I am 32, and … Continue reading

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Warmth

So as the weather has been getting warmer (especially since I’m in the South right now, but it has even been getting warmer at home, too) so warmth was on my mind today as I opened the door to step … Continue reading

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Harmony

Harmony (noun):1. The combination of simultaneous musical notes in a chord2. A pleasing or congruent arrangement of parts3. An interweaving of differing accounts into a single narrative. I often think about harmony because when I sing – I rarely sing … Continue reading

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Honor

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the word “honor.” Whether used to describe me or someone else, it is a word that I seem to be hearing a lot more lately. Honor is defined as (and I’m only using … Continue reading

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Event Horizon(a.k.a. Not all those who wander are lost)

It has taken me quite a while to put the thoughts and emotions from the past month into words.  And, as you can tell from the title (for all 2 of you who might read this), I don’t think I … Continue reading

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Endings

Another camp ending has come and gone, and even though the season doesn’t officially end until next weekend with the end of two programs I am in one of my conflicted bittersweet moods. This summer has been one of the … Continue reading

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Almost Spring

It reached 51 degrees today…nice, sunny, and an almost-warm kind of feeling.  It was wonderful! And yes, I do realize that not more than a month ago I was cheering on the snow as it fell. But it’s 14 days … Continue reading

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Can You Imagine?

When I do get the chance to take a drive — a REAL drive (long, aimless, not your normal “Sunday drive”) — I often think about what the land would look like without all the buildings, roads, utility poles…you get … Continue reading

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Climbing

At the end of my weekend in California, I wanted to do something besides sit in a meeting or a hotel room. So I decided to drive (no big surprise there). Last time I was here I drove south for … Continue reading

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Halloween

Some pictures from the evening… Baby Abbie – Flower! Optimus Prime is taking care of the Princess Optimus Prime isn’t kidding around!

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