Real Life

Smile and #Embracetheawkward At our last board meeting, Helen Funk was sharing a deeply personal story that resulted in her learning it’s okay to #embracetheawkward. …

While on vacation in September, my husband and I stopped in Rock Springs, Wyoming to take a stretch break. I was taking pictures of a…

It’s surprising how much time I spend in parking lots.  I suppose it shouldn’t be a surprise given how much I drive for my job,…

That was a fear of mine in treatment. What if I did all the hard work involved in getting clean and changing my life, and…

I’m proud how we come together as a nation in times of crisis, but I realized that I actually see that spirit here day in…

Today I attended a memorial service.  It was among the most remarkable I’ve attended.  It honored a very specific person, well two people really.  Yet…

Wade in the Water Well, I’m doing it.  I’ve been asked repeatedly since the forecast started calling for Hurricane Harvey to arrive, “Who should I…

Saturday, I drove to Cave Junction to talk with a leadership group from Rogue Credit Union and some youth they were coaching during the day.…

It’s been a hard week here and on the other side of our country.  I’m not sure I was going to blog but I sat…

I can’t stop thinking about it.  It’s one of those days.  I have the kind of job where I can get mine handed to me…