You were never what I expected and a welcomed gift just the same. You will forever be the year I received little I had wanted or planned yet, an abundance of what I needed. It has been a trial by fire. My spirit has been forged in ways I wouldn’t have, couldn’t ever have, even… Read More Dearest 2020
I associate this phrase with gratitude and staying aware about what I have in life. But over the past week, this phrase has transformed into something different. With the year being 2020 and marinating in the idea of perfect vision and hindsight, I am finding that “you don’t know what you’ve got until it is… Read More You Don’t know What You’ve Got Until It Is Gone
My legs felt strong yesterday in the Strength and Conditioning class I have been attending for about two years now. I stepped aside and watched a guy load the sled with weights, more weights than I have ever pulled across the gym. He seemed proud of himself and confident he was going to make it… Read More Strength
I find myself on the start of a fresh line of a new phrase reveling in then end of the most beautiful parentheses in my life’s journey. Abbey came crashing into my life on a usual rainy Gig Harbor day on April 11th, 2003. She, shaken and bruised, all 2 pounds and several ounces of… Read More the most beautiful parentheses
These two themes are behind this new blog. Right now, in the making, is my bold leap toward ownership of my words, my goals, and the life I am leading. Grief tore through my life last year and began a cascade of events that cannot be undone. And while some of those events I would… Read More Surrender and Fresh Starts
Joella Long 