Words have weight. Choose them carefully.
PORTRAIT · Terlingua
Words in any form can shape a life. I have spent mine paying attention to which ones build and which ones break, with a B.S. and M.Ed. in writing and counseling sitting quietly behind the work. Two books, The Heart Remembers and Borderline, are both finally about the same thing: holding more than just a positive attitude through whatever life delivers next but also reaching for the growth inherent in every experience.
I have lived in the Big Bend since 1976, with long detours through Central and South America. My current passion is producing podcasts and songs that gather the memories and oral histories of the creative and brave souls who have found Brewster County and become part of its fabric.
As a mother and a stepmother I have learned that wit and humor can carry you through almost anything. My best advice, laugh a little. My second best advice: life is fast, travel light.
