Pursuit of the Cross

Pursuit of the Cross

One year ago today, January 22, 2016, started my focused pursuit of the cross. I was driven to find and take photos of crosses, ones I had passed many times, but never saw, in urban settings, rural roads, churches -I looked for crosses every day and took photos. And I...

The Feeling of Alive.

My mother recently gave me a gift—the view into a time passed.  A photo of my sister (right) and I (left), she age 3 and me age 2.  Since receiving I have been thinking about this image. My mom digitalized all the old “slides” from the 1970’s.  I remember...
3 Words. 2 Eulogies. 1 Voice. 

3 Words. 2 Eulogies. 1 Voice. 

One year ago, January of 2016, the words in my heart and head were: Live, Breathe, Alive.  I wasn’t sure the “how” for reaching, but my inner Me was speaking.  In 2016 I gave 2 eulogies in a 4-month period of time for the grandmothers in my life- one...

Finding A Little Girl in Cuba

Yesterday I posted about meeting a little girl in Cuba. Today I want to share how I found her. A day after meeting this little girl in Cuba (one year ago), I was still thinking about her.  Having dinner the prior evening with Santana, a local taxi driver we met and...

Meeting A Little Girl in Cuba

One year ago today, October 14, 2015, while traveling in Cuba, I met this little girl. Walking outside of Ernest Hemingway’s estate to see more of how Cubans really live, I took a photo of the surrounding neighborhood, turned around, and there she was… just...