Betsy’s thoughts on friendship, choice, empowerment, and the story behind the story.
It’s a scary feeling, and most of the time it’s just imagined… But sometimes, it’s real. Everyone has an opinion and a unique perspective which may or may not line up with ours. What do we do with that? Actually, there’s only two things we can do. We can let it bother us, or not….
I tied my greasy hair back in a ponytail, put my swimsuit and sunglasses on, and called to my 10-year-old son, “I’m ready, let’s go.” Heat like an oven arose from the asphalt as we walked to our community pool. It was June in Arizona. “We get to go swimming…” I said in a forced…
B. opened her Facebook today and found this message. We were both instantly elated. Leona gets what The Crick Code is about. Since we started the Kickstarter campaign, both B and I have been pleasantly surprised by how many people from our past have resurfaced. We are thankful and humbled.
Empower: To make (someone) stronger and more confident, especially in controlling their life and claiming their rights. A friend commented the other day that our novel sounded “heartbreaking.” To which I responded, “Oh , no, it’s quite the opposite…” B’s story might surprise you. …hiking the Grand Canyon … climbing a mountain with friends and…
Arizona never ceases to amaze me. Just when I think I’ve seen all of its beauty, I see something in a new way. On our way to Colorado City, we stopped to take it all in. It’s not hard to understand why the FLDS chose to relocate in this area so many years ago.