What Will People Think? That’s What I Need to Stop Thinking – for My Sake and Theirs

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I have gone through most of my life saying, to myself and others,…

Grief: Expressing It Beats Repressing It

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Each weekday morning, my wife Adrianne and I get up at 5:45 and…

Saving Makes Sense When You’ve Lived True Lack

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Dear Dad,I’m covered in dust and memories right now. I’ve…

We Control Only So Much — We Have to Wing the Rest

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There were all sorts of ways the kids could die, be it at the…

Trust for the Best

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Which kid should I hurt today?a) Theo. b) Isaac. c) Both a…

Overdo Your Follow-Through — for Tentative Is Far Riskier Than Confident

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When I'm shooting free throws on the basketball court, I can…

Purpose: It Exists, It Matters, and It Only Needs to Be Uncovered — Not Discovered

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I've been afraid to write this post, to let this post come out…

Lessons Learned While Shopping for a Halloween Costume

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Shopping for a Halloween costume is not what it used to be --…

As a Writer I Must Write – Whether Anyone Is Reading Or Not

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My worst fear as a writer is that I will invest a bunch of my…

I Want My Mommy

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I'm in a beautiful countryside house, and the aroma of newly…