When It All Came Tumbling Down

This was the first morning since Helene that my husband and I sat down to review our weekly calendar. There’s enough routine now and reliable utilities to  plan our work hours, schedule zooms, coordinate playdates for our kids, and even add something social or fun on top of it all. That’s not to say things are back to normal. We still drive over a dozen downed power lines to get to our house; the water coming out of our faucet isn’t safe for drinking and stings your eyes in the shower, WIFI is intermittent, school is still out, and we are still hearing heartbreaking stories from friends in different corners of WNC. But the framework of daily life is slowly being put back together.

I’m not sure if it was from the boredom of being at home or perhaps just being ready for a change, but this past week our son with the long golden locks decided it was time for a fresh new ‘do’. My husband went to work with his clippers and when it was all over we could better see our son’s freckled face. And the grandparents rejoiced. This past weekend, my mom even “rewarded” Gus for his haircut with a trip to our favorite gem mine in Hendersonville.

Continue reading to learn more, written by Jennifer Pharr Davis.

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Jennifer Pharr Davis

Jennifer Pharr Davis se yon avanti entènasyonalman rekonèt, oratè, otè, ak antreprenè ki te monte plis pase 14,000 kilomèt nan santye sou sis kontinan diferan.

Nan 2011 li te mete tan an jeneral pi rapid li te ye sou Trail apalachian an pa fini 2,185 kilomèt pye nan 46 jou (yon mwayèn de 47 kilomèt nan yon jounen). Epi li pa ralanti depi.

Jennifer te sakade 700 kilomèt ansent, te mache atravè North Carolina pandan ke li te pran tibebe li ki fèk fèt la, epi li te monte nan tout 50 eta yo ak pitit fi li ki gen dezan.

Li se yon manm nan Konsèy Prezidan an nan espò, Kapasite ak Nitrisyon, te chin an tap nan fim nan 2020 IMAX nan Amerik la, epi li te sèvi sou tablo a nan Konsèvasyon Anglè a.

Jennifer se vrèman yon fòs lanati. Men, sa ki eksite pi plis li se entwodwi moun nan opòtinite yo ki chanje lavi ki nati bay.

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