Defining events of my year

My photo app includes 3,708 photos from 2023. Here are twenty that tell the story of my life this year.

A doctor who finally listened

And (TMI) evidence I wasn’t lying

A year-long commitment to a trail

And to making an assemblage for each mile

I created my first installation

And made an artwork to gift

I saw Rachel sing live three times this year and went to more concerts than in my prior 41 years combined

I watched a lot of softball

And saw some epic waterfalls

And said yes to doing something really hard over and over

I said goodbye to Bob

And goodbye to my grandmother

And said goodbye to an old kitchen

And hello to the new one

I directed Millersville’s third micro-residency

And gave presentations in Kutztown, State College, SanAntonio, & Erie.

Sam and I celebrated 20 years of marriage

I signed and sent a book contract to a publisher

I became the parent of a middle schooler

We ended our year together, grateful, and somewhere warm. ❤