Keeping Calm

22 years ago this month, my beloved sister Myra lost her long battle with mental illness. On October 1st, I'll once more walk in her memory and in honor of those who who have also been impacted by mental illness. Please join me in promoting recovery and fostering hope. Come walk with me, or donate to support the 15,000 Granite Staters that NAMI NH serves each year. https://www.namiwalks.org/participant/sstearns #HopeStartsWithYou #NAMINH #NAMIWalksNH #NAMIWalks #stigmafree #sisterslove #sisters #crushingit

#roadtrip #sockknittersofinstagram #sockknitting #operationsockdrawer #nhknitter #knittingroadtrip (at New Hampshire)

#goodtimes #usseagle #capecod

Story-teller, singer of songs, dancer, fixer of anything, hero - my dad was all these things. He was also one of the kindest and funniest people I have ever known. #renaissanceman #compassionisaverb #daddyandme #mifamilia

Lunch with Bob... #sibs #siblinglunch #lovemybigbrother (at John Brewers Tavern)

#riversidebridge #verobeach #indianriverlagoon (at Riverside Bridge)

p>Rainy morning made for a good chance to visit the Vero Beach Museum of Art to see the Butterfield Horses exhibit. #VBMA #artmuseum #verobeach #butterfieldhorse (at Vero Beach Museum of Art)

Might be time to head inside... #seekshelterimmediately #lightningstrikeimminent #verobeach

#MissDoraLu is showing some #tortitude here! #catsofinstagram #tortiesofinstagram #catgram #torties

Busy morning for #MissDoraLu - She had to actually turn around to sun both sides of her body. #sundaycat #catsofinstagram #catgram #tortiesofinstagram #tortitude #torties #sunningday

Pamela and Susan rocking another fundraiser - because #greatfriends #fundraise together! #naminh #nami #partywithapurpose #mentalhealthmatters #hopestartswithyou

#MissDoraLu #contentment #caturday #catsofinstagram #tortiesofinstagram #torties #tortitude

#lovemyniece #myheart

How lucky I am to have been so loved by such a mother. #mummyandme

January 1987, I think! #3generations #strongwomen #mifamilia

Oxford, England, summer of 1985

After the show... #nashvilleinharmony #codebreaker #nashvillebaby #myheart #loveislove #lovewins (at Nashville, Tennessee)