While living in an old trapper’s cabin, Christy woke up to a bear on her porch and another bear on the roof; while running on a single-track trail by Chester Creek, she was kicked by a charging Mama, as she dove out from under its front hooves—but neither experience scared her as much as parenthood. To survive life with two wild children, and to make meaning out of mayhem, Christy attempts to write at: followingelias.com.