under-fire

My journey through Canada has begun. But first, I had to leave Mark, and the rest of my family.

When Mark was in Afghanistan, I was constantly looking for the comfort of other people who understood what I was going through. In a single piece of art, Silvia Pecota managed to give me that comfort.

As Mark left for the field today and we had a realization about how little time we have together.

Last night, we arrived home to share the holidays with my parents. It feels so nice to finally have us all together again. But our holidays haven't been without their disasters.

There's nothing quite like a wedding to make you reflect on your own situation and your own relationships. I've spent plenty of time doing that and right when I felt that luck was on my side, things have going horribly wrong.