As a child in the 1960s, my biggest and happiest influences were:
- living in the mountains of Colorado
- experiencing Brownies and Girl Scouts
- Laura Ingalls Wilder's
'Little House' books
- Helen Keller and her teacher,
Annie Sullivan
- caring for my baby sister
- creative expression in dance class
- going to Sunday School
In 1978, as newlyweds, my husband, Kevin, and I set out for the wilds of Canada intending...