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 to live the 'Back-to-the- Land' homesteading lifestyle in the tiny log cabin we built before winter set in.

The cold, darkness and silence were crushing. The isolation brought intense loneliness.
Could I somehow overcome the Limitations and seek Possibilities?

Volunteering was the key to open the doors.