One little family’s endeavor to live in the trees, surrounded by the birds and the bees
This week proved once again (and still) how awesome the boys are. I am officially 8 3/4 months pregnant and in this state it could be a real drain to have two rambunctious kids running round for ten days, but true to form the boys were more of a joy than ever. Sure, they are... Continue Reading →
This morning marked a rare day off, sans kids. I had a moment to reflect on a summer filled with work; most of my time spent away from our little homestead. Sitting with the birds in the sun, many thoughts passed through me. I let them come and go as they pleased. I was struck... Continue Reading →
I don't know where to start, but the beginning seems a good place to try. I can't remember a time when I didn't believe humanity to be insane. From the time I was first aware of the world outside my own thoughts and opinions; it seemed I was surrounded by contradiction and needless turmoil. I... Continue Reading →
More then a decade ago, this picture was taken. I was a line cook on the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf in a high-end Mexican restaurant. I would come in first thing in the morning, prep for the day, work the line at lunch and stay through the dinner rush. Anyday I was not in school, I... Continue Reading →
I wrote this on the plane ride of the first visit back home, almost seven years ago. I found it recently and was please that my younger self had left such a good reminder of what to focus on as I pass farther along this path that lead me to the opposite side of the... Continue Reading →
As the sun rises on this strange new world I wonder, what can I do? I want not to feel this ache. This void inside that I do not command, that it seems I can't even touch or influence in the slightest way. I feel thin, spread over so much that it s like not being... Continue Reading →
The truth is a simple thing. It cannot be injured by questioning. Infinite abuse is done when blindly we accept a lie in the place of truth. The reaction to query exposes the nature of intent. When questions are met with justification, not explanation- we should look no further. The answer is clear. The truth needs no justification. Because the truth is a... Continue Reading →
