The Mile Before the Race

The Mile Before the Race

I remember circling the track… before the race even began. We’d done our warm-up exercises and were taking a little jog. Or so I thought. “Why are we running a mile before the race even starts?” I panted at my dear friend. A friend who got this non-runner running this...
Gratitude and Grown-Ups

Gratitude and Grown-Ups

We have a practice with our kids that when they are stuck in a complaining-only mode, we make them say a certain number of things they are thankful for.  It works magically on my 2-year-old, 4-year-old, 11-year-old, and 12-year-old. Today I re-realized that it also...