Have you ever thought of the idea of “living out loud?” It doesn’t mean you’re loud or even that you share all the things with all the people. Through my time in the program Celebrate Recovery, we learn about how “we’re only as sick as our secrets,” meaning that as long as we keep secrets … Read More
Have you ever thought about the concept we call intent? In our justice system, if you intend to cause harm, it’s considered much more egregious than if you do harm through just not being careful enough to prevent it. That concept is called neglect. While I generally agree with the idea that intending to harm … Read More
It’s been just over 15 years since a loud, smelly, flea-bit little kitten found its way across J Street in Bentonville, and, subsequently, into our hearts. He followed a bunch of students and I ended up taking him home. At that point, John and I had just been married about six weeks and I was … Read More
Today is the first day of the 2023 NaNoWriMo “season” and I’m planning to use it to my full advantage. I guess I should first explain what the heck NaNoWriMo is, eh? First of all, it stands for National Novel Writing Month and it’s always the 30 days of November. It’s a global grassroots effort … Read More
