Almost five years ago Amy called and said "I found a studio for us." We're not ready, I told her. We can't afford that. We can't afford not to, she replied. And she booked the appointment to meet with the landlord, Jennifer, who owned hundreds of art studios in The Northeast Minneapolis Art District. Amy said I could come, or she could go alone, but she was meeting Jennifer on Tuesd…
The world is noisy right now. It's so damn noisy that it makes our inside voices run away. Like, "Eff it - they're not listening anyway, imma go chill til they're ready to hear it," the inside voices say.⠀⠀⠀⠀And it's true. I can’t hear her because I'm listening to text threads and news feeds and consuming alarming information at a pace that makes my chest feel tight and airy. ⠀⠀⠀⠀I can't find wher…
"This is Florence at 1 year of age, when her smile was the biggest, when she was still breastfed, strong and able to form words. Our sweet girl, before Spinal Muscular Atrophy reared it's ugly head. But this photo is one of my very favourites, because her joy is evident all across her face."…
We have a mentor, Earl. He has offered insight into things that weren't even on our radar, things we'd never have even thought of if he didn't set the seed in front of us to start watering and bloom. This is Earl and his wife on their wedding day. He ordered one for his wife in The Big Love and we couldn't resist sneaking this one in the package for him, too.…
“My sister got her dog a year ago and it was life changing for her. Calmed and relaxed her, and I've never seen her love something so much (including her two kids and husband! :)”
"The first one is of my Mamaw Co & my son Charlie, she passed away a few months after his first birthday party. She would do anything for you and was always there when you needed her, She always made sure you felt loved. She loved him so much and I’d give anything if she was still here with us to see him grow. She loved the months October- December, As I do and every holiday was a huge deal, n…
