pondering

Being married is similar to running a business—probably in lots of ways. But the similarity I’m thinking about now is that each one has a story about the early days, and when things are healthy, the story stays good. But when things aren’t going so…

This is a story about the balance between soul, brain, and muscle. And how when they each do what they are good at, it makes anything seem doable. This spirit, mind, body balance is a pretty big deal in the world (having inspired a little thing called…

Something terrible goes on at my house, pretty much every day. It starts around 8:00 p.m., and winds down around 9:15. There is crying, agony, yelling, threats, frustration, and a feeling of helplessness. It’s bedtime with a three-year-old and a…

When my dad passed away two months ago, there was no way I wasn’t writing and delivering his eulogy. But still, how was I going to actually do it? Truthfully, I had been writing it in my head for so long that it wasn’t that much of a struggle…

Twenty-eight years ago, Stacy Burns made my life hell. I had just joined the gymnastics team at the local Y, and Stacy was a tomboy who liked to tease in a gruff, unfriendly way. At the time, I thought she was a bully—although now, of course, I see it…