Hope in you
You are full of unshaped dreams…
You are laden with beginnings…
There is hope in you…
— Lola Ridge
A Friend showed up today
October 29, 2009 by Patricia
Filed under Patricia's Journey
A friend showed up today. She asked me if I had thought of my final ceremony and what I wanted. I remained calm, because that’s what nice girls do, and said I’m not willing to go there. I can’t have that conversation right now. This is the same person who asked me [...]

On June 25, 2008, my 13-year-old son and I boarded a plane for Honolulu, Hawaii. For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to live on an island. There is something in my life that I did NOT wish for. I am experiencing cancer for the third time.