Stay Strong Mini Print - Timed Release ⏳This mini print is a timed release and is available to order until 12 31 22. the story Our family likes a good escape. It helps us stay strong. Its healing to find refuge in a quiet place amidst the busyness of the normal pace of life. One December we snuck away to a mountainside retreat in the Smoky Mountains right outside of Asheville, North Carolina. As we drove along seemingly endless winding roads, making my belly rumble with every turn, I was

(My mom was wearing a bee keeper costume

That’s what the best leaders do: believe in people

As we get older

Of which there aren’t any

our project crashing and burning

I remembered the anxiety I felt each day

Gave myself over to pure whimsy

I wonder if a time will ever come when the future looks bright

even without saying another word

graham crackers

And take them at their word

I remember taking my kids to Wrigley Field for their first Cubs game