Who she saw

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 [...]

On the radio

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This is the story of how I became an on air radio personality.

Ok, it’s not. I’m not.

It’s not even about me.

This is a story about Debbie Cantwell, and the non-profit organization she started on her kitchen table, all by herself, to help young women with breast cancer, like me.

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Rainy day in Seattle

I never imagined I’d be the kind of Mom who let my little girl play in a mud puddle in the middle of a Seattle street.

Yet here we are…

Don’t underestimate the value of mud puddles.

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Turnagain Pass

Turnagain Pass is the highest point on the road between Anchorage and Soldotna, Alaska

As of yet unscathed by corporate interests

I love getting pictures of my little girl out in the wilderness

she looks so fragile, buffeted by the wind

of course, there’s the obligatory ”Little House on the Prairie” shot

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