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These Are A Few Of My Quarantine Things...🎵

With this time in quarantine, I’ve had a lot of time to myself and with my own thoughts. Hopefully I’ll write more about those thoughts...

The Hidden Dangers of "Social Distancing"

Considering I’m having a hard time keeping track of what day it is, it’s kind of a miracle that I’m getting this posted "on time.” I...

Standing on the Ledge

I’ve been standing on a lot of ledges lately, both literally and figuratively. I just spent some time in Arizona, and was able to go on...

Even If It Takes 1,000 Times

The past month or so has been pretty rough in my world. When things get rough, the less the words come--in all ways. Whether it’s small...

My Favorite Books of All Time

It’s been a rough couple of weeks for a variety of reasons. More than likely, those reasons will end up on this blog someday, but I’m...

Skiing & Vulnerability

This past week, we took all eighty-some of our 6th graders to learn how to ski. This is the second year in a row that I have done so as a...

Giving Myself Permission to Be Unavailable

I saw this quote on Pinterest recently and it made me start thinking. You know when you see something and you’re like, “Yes! They wrote...

Love, Rocky

Hi, I’m Rocky! I’m filling in this week for my mom. I’m always telling her that I have things to say. In fact, my favorite time to use my...

"We Are More Alike Than Unalike"

Several months ago, I came across some tweets by Jon Gordon. If you don’t know him, Jon Gordon is an author and motivational speaker. It...

2020: The Year of Possibilities

Last year, I introduced you all to my One Word Resolution for 2019 and gave a quick synopsis of my previous One Words. You can read about...

Reflecting on 2019

**This is kind of a long one. Stick with me though, it's worth it! I don’t do well during this week between Christmas and New Year’s. I...

Christmas Traditions

I sat for several hours staring at a blank screen this weekend. Well, actually, it looked more like: Blank screen, Pinterest, Facebook,...

Attitude of Gratitude

Gratitude usually comes to the forefront around this time of year. Thanksgiving is a time that many people reflect on all the things that...

The Treatment Experience

This coming weekend, December 7th, marks the one year anniversary of when I was discharged from treatment the first time. One whole year...

The Day I Broke My Back

One year ago yesterday, on November 26th, 2018, I broke my back. This isn’t new news to many of you, and I have spoken of it a few times...

BUT HOW? And other deep, philosophical questions

Disclaimer: this blog post sounds a lot like my brain lately...busy, rambling, and a bit disorganized, but exceptionally passionate and...

Update: My New Normal

When I started this blog, I envisioned it as a way to finally be authentic and vulnerable, two things that I had been struggling with. I...

The Marks We Leave On One Another

This past week, I’ve been doing some math. To those of you who know me, this might be shocking because I actually hate math and am...

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