Lessons From
An Unexpected Life™
From the beginning, my life has been unexpected and against the odds.
Throughout it has been filled with abundant lessons about life, love, and loss.
Some have been serious.
Others have been funny.
Most have been very unexpected and very helpful.
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Against The Odds
An Unexpected Life
A somber hush fell upon the tiny house as a big-bellied woman carefully descended the stairs from the second floor. What typically would be considered a time of great joyful anticipation was instead one filled with trepidation and dread...
Lessons From An Unexpected Snow Day
During a windy, without-power weeked in Washington, I recalled some very important lessons that I learned during The Blizzard of 1978 in Pennsylvania.
In The Middle
With more yet to say, more yet to do, more yet to become, death takes loves ones too soon. It takes them some time in the middle.
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Vernal Reflections
Reflections during an early morning walk in the beautiful Pacific Northwest
March 2026
