Posted July 27, 2021
Forgetting to Breathe Out of all the nicknames I’ve had in my life, Peanut fit me best. I earned that name as a ten-year-old running track because I was small, fast, fiery, and competitive. I could outrun everyone. This was my secret power. The 100 meter dash was my favorite.
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Posted July 20, 2021
One eye closed and one eye open with all eight heads bowed, I secretly inched the bowl of fluffy mashed potatoes closer to me to ensure I was the first to take the biggest scoop. If you have read the book, “Who Moved My Cheese,” highlighting managerial insight, you may
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Posted July 13, 2021
Reckless Decisions Have you ever made reckless decisions without counting the cost? I sure have. Within an hour of our hike up Rendezvous Mountain, my college roommate and I found ourselves surrounded by snow-packed cliffs. Determined to take the tram back down the mountain from the top, we kept hiking after
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Posted July 8, 2021
“JEANNETTE!” My sister screamed as she held up our shared Barbie dolls and shook them in my face. “Why did you cut off all their hair?” “I think they look beautiful!” I retorted. The long, silky blonde locks were now a precise, chin-length bob and I was the master of my
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Posted July 1, 2021
The greatest gift our parents gave us was each other. Childhood Growing up, we were six sisters scurrying around in second hand clothes riding bikes through potholes like we were one of the motorcycle cops on the TV program, Chips. We’d race through fields of dandelions—or maybe it was just our
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