The Vibe

handwritten note on a Good Vibe Merch kindness card left at Maggy's Restaurant in Gold Bar Washington

Say the Thing

A favorite little restaurant in Gold Bar is closing, and it reminded me how much the “casual” connections in our lives can quietly matter — and why it’s worth saying...

Say the Thing

A favorite little restaurant in Gold Bar is closing, and it reminded me how much the “casual” connections in our lives can quietly matter — and why it’s worth saying...

Apparently, Life Did Not Receive My Itinerary

Apparently, Life Did Not Receive My Itinerary

A personal reflection on caregiving, aging parents, and the messy moment when love, frustration, guilt, and exhaustion all show up at once. Sometimes the day doesn’t go the way you...

Apparently, Life Did Not Receive My Itinerary

A personal reflection on caregiving, aging parents, and the messy moment when love, frustration, guilt, and exhaustion all show up at once. Sometimes the day doesn’t go the way you...

server at burgermaster holding a you are amazing card with tip and smiling

The Quiet Power of Small Encouragement

... But WOW. Almost every time, the person lit up. Their face softened. Their eyes brightened. Their whole energy shifted for a second. You could actually see it happen. It wasn’t...

The Quiet Power of Small Encouragement

... But WOW. Almost every time, the person lit up. Their face softened. Their eyes brightened. Their whole energy shifted for a second. You could actually see it happen. It wasn’t...