Kristen’s Blog
Spiritual Principles meet PTSD
PTSD is alive and well and living in the suburbs. On my way to our in-town mailbox, I spotted a smoke cloud. My mind tried [...]
LIfe in Flames
It’s quiet here. Dare I say peaceful? I know houses don’t make much noise – especially mountain houses but it seems more silent than ever [...]
Choose your own way
The time has come to turn your heart into a temple of fire – Rumi Have I mentioned how much I love our trailer Flame? I [...]
Oh what a beautiful morning
Morning # 2, in Flame. Last night was much much much better. My obsessive search for dog beds paid off. Before I talk about the [...]
A Few Kinks…
I have always loved camping and have not done much of it in the last 9 years. About that long ago, my brother and his [...]
Home is where the heart is and where the mothers are
Many thoughts arise on this foggy Mother’s day morning. Rather than indulge my typical considerations of being a childless woman, I send appreciation and love [...]
Only the shadow knows…
Today is the day. By tonight, we will have moved into “Flame” – our chosen name for our 1967 Airstream Overlander 26’. Mother Nature chose [...]
Write on yo
Writing became such a process of discovery that I couldn’t wait to get to work in the morning: I wanted to know what I was [...]
As long as I fricken need to…
I received a voicemail a few days ago which in addition to the multitude of other saved messages I have from you people I treasure [...]
It aint over ’til the fat lady sings
After two days of clouds, snow, rain and mist, the sun is shining brightly today. We have had June weather in March, and now March [...]
Metaphorically speaking
I wrote yesterday but only managed to squeak out 456 words. Given I have been cranking out an average of a 1000 every time I [...]
This too shall pass…
I love the comments I received from yesterday’s blog. They came from near and far and brightened my heart this morning. I awoke – and [...]