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At a recent district training, we participated in an activity called Lemons/Lemonade. The first person was asked to describe something...

I go to sleep thinking about details for the next day. I wake up making to-do lists in my head. I multi-task constantly (even as I’m...

They called me “Mary.” In the hallway, they would fold their hands, bow their heads and snicker. I never understood why this was an...

I lost a hundred dollars in Vegas. And not in a fun way, like playing Blackjack or drinking copious amounts of Starbucks (although I did...

Every morning I take my dog for a walk. We’ve gotten into a pretty regular routine. I groggily put on whatever layers are needed and she...

So I wrote a book. Some of you may know this, but here’s the whole story. I had an idea for a story about a boy who is referred for...

There is something oddly satisfying about checking things off a list. Confession time–I have actually gone back and *added* items to a...

As I head to my 25-year college reunion (I was like a Doogie Howser, so don’t try to calculate my age or anything--except that by simply...

I recently posed this question on Facebook: What is the hardest thing you’ve ever had to give up? I was humbled by the honest responses,...

As a child, I could eat whatever I wanted and not gain an ounce. On a steady diet of boxed mashed potatoes and Tuna Helper (those were...

When I was young, my dream was to live in a motorhome with my 20 cats and travel around the country writing novels. Kind of a strange...

Confession time: I love thrift store shopping. Now, I get various responses when I share this information with people. Everything from,...

The other morning on my local Christian radio station, I heard a report about the advantages of doing things that scare us. The gist of...

I don’t mean to brag, but getting lost is kinda my superpower. I’m really good at it. Like requiring Search and Rescue services level...

The best advice I ever got when I started mountain biking was this: look where you want to go, not where you don’t want to go. Seems...

The other day, a good friend said something that really resonated with me. You know, the kind of comment where you almost hear an echo...

His name was John, but everyone called him Jack. He was 6’6” and weighed about a buck o'five soaking wet. English teacher, drama coach,...

I got fired today. I’m not entirely sure a 6-year old has that kind of authority, but he was pretty convincing. “You are the worst...

My worst grade in high school was pottery class. No matter how hard I tried, my pieces just never looked like the examples. Not only...

I never realized how much I say my name until I started thinking about changing it. First, when I got married. It’s kind of an assumed...