She saw a woman with kind eyes and a big smile who was happy to play peek-a-boo with her. I saw a homeless woman with brown teeth grinning at my little girl. *Stranger Danger* [Insert helicopter-mom posture here] Seriously, what was I afraid of? Their exchange was completely innocent, and grounded in sharing joy. There was [...]
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A day of sensory overload at one of my favorite places, Seattle's Pike's Place Market.
Read MoreThe weather turned since the last time I wrote one of these letters to you. In just a couple months we went from temperatures in the 80s to frosty mornings and piles of multicolored leaves on the ground. You've changed so much, grown up so much, in that little bit of time. You notice the [...]
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What happens when you take a few good friends Add some bedazzled furnishings A little finery, and a little wine And a few cameras? Well, for starters, you end up with some fun pictures... . But more importantly, this event raised money for some pretty awesome organizations. Get Hitched Give Hope brings together wedding related [...]
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It sounds cliche to say that women who have faced down a life-threatening diagnosis really know how to embrace life. It is cliche. It's not even always true. But my girls? My friends? They know how to party. Friday night we celebrated and raised money for the Young Survival Coalition with our annual silent [...]
Read MoreI've spent the past two days working on a couple projects that have had me knee deep in photographs from the Young Survival Coalition. That's had me a little emotional, to say the least: memories, faces, friends... One of those projects a presentation on our getaway to the Harmony Hill Cancer Retreat Center. I've just [...]
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