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This picture of my grandpa and me was taken well over 20 years ago. It was taken on one of my multiple weekly visits to “the farm.” The picture…

Dear kids, Someday you’ll need to know exactly what you’re learning right now. I’m not talking about math or spelling or reading,…

I was lucky enough to earn my master’s degree at a presidential library. This alone was pretty amazing, but the icing on the cake was that this…

We were sitting at my sister’s birthday lunch, waiting for a few stragglers to make it to the restaurant before we ordered, and I was…

“I wish we could all get along like we used to in middle school. I wish I could make a cake filled with rainbows and smiles and everyone would…

We put so much pressure on making sure we raise our kids right. That we’re guiding lights teaching them respect, patience, and most of all…

Dear younger me, Good news is you’re still going to be kicking it at 49, which should shock you considering you think people my age fall into…

I pulled down the lane. Off in the distance driving in the field was my husband. It was just another spring day planting until after dark. Another…

Recently, my mom shared some sad news: my seventh-grade basketball coach passed away in late March. It was one of those moments that transported me…

I was 14 when I first snuck into my parent’s liquor cabinet and poured some sort of brown alcohol into a hastily washed Aquanet bottle. I took…