Manifestation Above the Clouds

Mason and Colby atop Mount Haleakala

I’ll be honest. We weren’t exactly excited about another long, winding drive the day after doing the Road to Hana. But our time in Maui was running out, and every local we talked to said the same thing. “You can’t leave without seeing Haleakalā.” So we looked at each other, sighed, and got in the … Read more

Footprints in the Sand

Sunrise over Gun Rock Beach in Hull

It was July 15, 1982, my sixth birthday. The year before had been busy for our family. My dad had just finished building our new house in Hingham, and my sister had been born on my dad’s own birthday. Life had shifted in more ways than a five-year-old could track. But that summer, my mom … Read more