A Tender Distance, livre ebook

Written with wit, wisdom, and a grateful heart, A Tender Distance presents fifteen finely-crafted vignettes that explore the perils and joys of raising two fearless boys from toddlerhood to young men. Mothers everywhere will relate to the hard, familiar choice between holding close and letting go.

"Presents parenting on a 'high-voltage tightrope' between adventure and safety in rugged conditions."
--Foreword Footnotes

This is a mother's story about raising her two boys in Alaska were wilderness is just out the back door of their home. Written with wit, wisdom, and a grateful heart, A Tender Distance presents fifteen finely-crafted vignettes that explore the perils and joys of raising two fearless boys from toddlerhood to young men. Mothers everywhere will relate to the hard, familiar choice between holding close and letting go.
I walked a high voltage tightrope as I balanced the boy's adventure-filled childhood-one I had only dreamed about living-with my concern for their safety. Ultimately, it would have been safer to stay at home and play video games. But we lived in Alaska fora more soul-full existance....And so I walked that tightrope one step at a time, hoping I would not fall or fail them.
Acknowledgements 9 Rendevous Peak 11 Genesis 23 Moose Meadow 37 First Salmon 51 Mount Baldy 65 Breakup 75 Porcupine Promises 87 Symphony Lake 97 Faith Falls 107 Devil's Pass 121 Kesugi Ridge 133 As Hours Will 153 Ghost Bear 163 Mount Marathon 179 Epilogue Wild Boys 195