Hi there! Welcome to Out of the Wilderness. I’m posting 15 tributes to my best beagle who passed away last week. She was lovable. She was sneaky. She was Piper. At 15 years old, she had lived her best life whether it was getting a secret extra treat or wandering off the moment I turnedContinue reading “Piper Part 2 – You Make Me Wanna Roll My Windows Down and Cruise”
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Does it stink having a birthday around Christmas?
This is a question I get all the time. Even as a 45-year-old adult, people ask if having a birthday in December is kinda rough? I understand the reason they ask, thinking that Christmas– and Thanksgiving and New Year’s– overshadows my own celebration. But I actually love that I was born in December. The wholeContinue reading “Does it stink having a birthday around Christmas?”
Life and death, and “Skol, Vikings!”
Last week will go down as a landmark on my life’s timeline. For anyone who saw my recent post about having a gun pointed at me, you’ll know what I’m talking about. And for those that missed it, you can click this link to be caught up, or… to make a long story short, a fellowContinue reading “Life and death, and “Skol, Vikings!””
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