Wendy Sensei took me under her wing back in 1989 when I was new to the Aikido scene in the midwest and didn’t know anything or anyone. I have been the recipient of her friendship and boundless generosity all these many years since, and I am so grateful to Wendy for her kindness to me. Whenever I am feeling blue I look at this picture from one of the Boulder Summer Camps and remember there is still joy in the world. The quality of this picture of a picture is not so good, but the mischief on her face shines through. Wendy had a unique combination of joyful playfulness and a strong, steady sense of what was proper and correct. I remember the time she scolded me for ‘playing the drums’ on her kitchen cabinets. Oops! Then she showed me how to muck out the horse stall. Her dedication to Aikido has always been a kind of guiding light for me. I’m not sure how I’ll get along without her in the world, but she will always be in my heart. I miss her terribly.