43 years ago today, my sister was born in Eugene, Oregon. That is all I know about her. At the beginning of 2011, I decided I was going to find my sister. I’m still looking, although I feel like I’m getting closer. Slowly. If you were adopted at birth in Eugene, Oregon in August of [...]
Life
With words
I breathe and you feel my chest rise. I lay still and you feel my pulse in your cheek. I look you in the eye and you see the ocean where I swim. I lift the veil on this previously fortified soul, and you are granted entry for life. I move my lips across your [...]
Reminder
I was reminded, tonight, that we are comprised of the sum of passed moments. Both the good and the bad. The moments we cherish and those we wish to forget. They are all there. Where they have been all along. Right behind us. Dog-eared pages from earlier chapters already written. Acting as reminders, motivators, mile-markers. [...]
Watch out for in your ear
This is one of my all-time favorite movie exchanges. From Field of Dreams, Shoeless Joe Jackson coaches Archie Graham about what pitch to expect after the first two pitches barely miss his forehead. Shoeless Joe Jackson: The first two were high and tight, so where do you think the next one’s gonna be? Archie Graham: [...]