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Delights Day Three
Today was a day. Today was a day filled with more news of those who lost houses. Today we said goodbye to a good man- we watched the service via Facebook Live due to COVID outbreaks. But today as I absently took out the trash, I was greeted with cold Winter air and this clear…
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Delights Day 2- This Community
I think many people come to this area in search of beauty- in search of connecting their soul to something a bit more wild. My own healing weaves heart-pumping climbs up Flagstaff mountain to look over the front range. As I stand on top of summits, stinky and sweaty, I always think in gratitude how…
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The Feels
Christmas night I sat with family and friends and we talked about bidding adieu to 2021- a year of false starts, unmet expectations and uncertainty. “I never like to hold a grudge on a year,” my friend Heather said, “365 days lead to good things and bad things. No year is ever, truly 100% bad,…
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Hard Feelings are Hard
Today I deleted my Miracles for Mito auto signature from my Google account. And I wondered, “will I ever be an Executive Director again?” And then I wondered if I wanted to be an Executive Director again. Many have reached out to me as we have closed Miracles for Mito, asking if I am okay.…
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Butter Crust
On Sunday I made a pie. It was a good pie, a pretty pie. A pie so pretty I felt the need to post my pie prowess on Facebook. Who am I kidding, I post everything on Facebook but I did like this pie. And a couple people responded with pie crust angst- people who…
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Happy Veterans Day
I spent three years in Germany during my twenties. It was one of the most memorable times of my life. I was a civilian working for the military at an Armed Forces Recreational Center. I served those who served. Really I taught the Littles of those who served how to ski, which wasn’t a bad gig in the…
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And I…..Wanna Thank You.
July 25, 2010, I sat on a gurney in the middle of Littleton Hospital. I had wiped a series of endless tears, knees curled up, police milling around, nurses giving me sad, uncomfortable looks……I was desperately searching for meaning in my life. We had just lost our girl. I took a wadded, snotty Kleenex in…
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Unravel
Sigh. That is my post-two-girls-weekends’ sigh. My post belly laugh, very dehydrated, kinda tired, so grateful sigh. The past 20 months took so much: over 5 Million souls worldwide, 775,000 in the US. The past 20 months reset everything; our work, our relationships, our health, our trust. Personally, I have navigated these times somewhat unscathed,…
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One Million for Mitochondria- Blazing the Next Trail
This year collaborative efforts from Summits for Samantha, Miracles for Mito and generous personal donations marks $1 Million donated to the Mitochondrial Clinic at CU Anschutz…..ridiculously proud does not do justice to how I feel about this number. It’s pretty fun to make this announcement during Mitochondrial Awareness week- a week committed to education and…
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Offense, Defense, Punt
I know enough about football to make myself sound really dumb sometimes. ….. So please forgive me if you football fans read this and think, “she knows nothing about football and should not be posting about football.” Because you’re right. Lately with so much shit going on in the world, I find myself going internal…
Samsmom: Life, Joy, Loss and Loving your Mitochondria 