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Wednesday nights I enjoy watching my daughter’s horseback riding lesson. Or at least I enjoy it most of the time. The exceptions are when I have the not-so-great privilege of…

And a new year begins! 2022 will always hold the significance of being the year my son graduates high school. For that and so many other reasons, I welcome it…

This has been a stressful fall for me. What has made it stressful however, is less about the events and more about my thoughts in reaction to the events. Because…

I can get really frustrated with the quantity of doctor’s visits, medications, and procedures it requires to keep my ulcerative colitis in check. I have never forgotten to feel gratitude…

Not surprisingly given my career choice, I am an empath. I tend to be very tuned in to people’s emotional state. When they are people, I care about it, whether…

I firmly believe that holding on to anger hurts us far more than it hurts the target of our anger. However, I believe just as firmly that letting go of…

I spent most of my school years having variations of the same anxiety dreams as each “first day of school” approached. One took the form of showing up to school…

As a fan of watching both swimming and women’s gymnastics, I have eagerly anticipated the summer Olympics. It has not disappointed, as I have seen some great races and performances.…

When my grandparents were married for fifteen years, my grandfather celebrated the anniversary with an “upgrade” on my grandmother’s engagement ring. This was long before I was born, but it…

My stepmom has always had the most beautiful gardens, though she has outdone herself with the ones in her current home. I love her gardens so much that I have…