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RE-Affirmation
Sometimes it is a moving blog post. Sometimes it is a conversation with a friend. Sometimes it is a song. Sometimes it is a newspaper article. Sometimes is is a Tweet. A Facebook post. Sometimes it is a moment of peace. Sometimes it is a few tears that needed to be...
An Interview with Myself Part 4
Here is the final part of my in-depth interview with myself. I tried to dig deep and all of my answers are the bare truth. Feel free to share something about yourself in the comments! Also check out Part 1, Part 2, Part 3... 31. What do you dislike most in others?...
Telling the story of your life…through Social Media
The new Timeline feature and enhanced News Feed have caused a stir in the past months. (Some might say it's a bit more than a stir...) Change is inevitable. Change is necessary. If Facebook didn't change and adapt, they'd be left behind. (Even though many users...
Book Review: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, by Lisa See Description: A language kept a secret for a thousand years forms the backdrop for an unforgettable novel of two Chinese women whose friendship and love sustains them through their lives. My Review: What a breathtaking ride...
Book Review: A Most Unsuitable Match
Description: An unlikely attraction occurs between two passengers on a steamboat journey up the Missouri River to Montana... She is a self-centered young woman from a privileged family who fears the outdoors and avoids anything rustic. He is a preacher living under a...
A father’s wedding toast…with a little cheese
I'm sure no father looks forward to the day they hand off their daughter to a man. That, or they count down the days. Either way, my dad is known for his witty remarks. He's also known as the man who "tolerates" animals only because his daughter wanted them. His name...
An Interview with Myself Part 3
Here we go again! See Part 1 and Part 2 of the interview to learn a bit more about me. 21. If you could be or do anything else - what? I'd write, take photos, blog and connect with people each day. Thankfully, I'm living the dream. 22. If you could live in any other...
Ode to my cowboy boots
Thank you for the years of shining service. For two whole years you took me through rodeos, parades, pageants and trails. Always supportive, always around. You might have required a spit shine or two, but you hung in there. Now you are retired to the status of work...
My Greatest Fear (and how it won’t leave me alone)
In continuing with sharing a little more about myself in each blog, I hereby share my greatest, irrational fear with you all. It is not failure. It is not heights. It is not public speaking. It is snakes. I'm scared-to- death,...
Reinvention and Originality
"We may only have a smidgen of God's creativity, but what are you doing with that smidgen?" - Clint Kelly at the OCW One-Day Conference, Saturday, October 15th, 2011. Clint Kelly (who has to be one of the most entertaining speakers I've seen to date) spoke several...