Having teenage boys who are working towards finding their independence, my role as a mother is changing. Having places offer to publish some of my art work and writing is rewarding yet scary and makes me feel vulnerable. It gives me pause as to what it means to be an artist and the responsibilities such a role carries! Having a mother getting dementia, my role as a daughter changes in a heartbreaking yet willing way. So many things to adjust too! My view changes everyday and I have to steady myself with things that ground me like cooking and housework. And yet there are blessings in every change too. Life is an ever flowing river.