The True Test
Twenty years ago, I attended graduate school while holding down a full-time job. To complete the program within the allotted three years, one summer class each year for the first two years. The summer semester crammed 16 weeks of study into eight weeks, so I elected...
When Our Kids First Feel the Spirit
I was at the store, and when I went inside to grab a cart, a woman and her 5-year-old daughter were putting one back. I smiled at them as I picked out a cart, and the little girl started to sing. I was touched as she proudly sang these words, loud and clear: The...
A letter to my teenage daughter
Your favorite thing as a teenager—unsolicited advice from an adult. I remember that feeling and still fall victim to it when older, wiser people try to impart nuggets of wisdom. So, I apologize in advance but will still carry on with this note. I was your age...
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