"Gramma, tell us again about that time...."

Mostly today I’m just doing pictures.

And yes, a picture is worth 1000 words.

Because each tells a story within the story of our lives.

Family is story.

And we write our story together not knowing at all what’s in the next chapter.

Not even liking what’s been in some of the chapters that came before this one.

Just living out this one with integrity and joy.

Family is story and the story can be messy sometimes.

And it can be bright and sandy and hilariously fun in the water sometimes.

And ice-cream-all-over-your-face sometimes.

And blueberry pies sometimes.

And quiet kayak rides with beloveds sometimes.

I can be all of us being honestly us, flexing and gracing and cheering and loving.

Ten thousand words are not enough.

So today, pictures.

But yes, I indulge the stories when asked.