Daughter, “Mom, I think a balance would help you feel better.” Mom, “Help? I don’t need help! If you’d _____________, life would be just fine! Feel better??? I feel F.I.N.E!” 🤬 Imagine an exasperated mom’s-at-the-end-of-her-rope voice. I observed a faculty intern...
One coach. 8 youth. A chaperone. Two vehicles. -50F windchill. Blowing snow. Interstate closure. "Brrrr!” and a few other choice words. Coach’s Perspective Teenagers have jobs and commitments. Parents agreed to a one-night trip. Coaches and chaperones have lives...
As a little girl, I used to crawl up my daddy’s leg in the presence of any 🦮 dog. Growing up, cows🐄 were frightful beings—I hated unhooking them to let them out each afternoon; even more, I hated when it was time to bring them back in the barn for milking. I always...
She wins a horse. Her non-horsey parents drive the truck and trailer nine hours to the ranch. Upon arrival, the breeders introduce her to the foal, “You can put the halter on her.” How does one approach a wild weanling? And then get her in the trailer to begin the...
Jumping Figure 8. The rider is in the warm-up arena reliving all the times the horse has evaded the jump—either swerving left or right OR slamming on the brakes at the very last second sending the rider up over the saddle horn. There is emotion in the rider’s voice....
2021 felt like a long slumber. I didn’t feel especially inspired or "awake". 2022 slithered in quietly, without fanfare. And then I heard a word. And then I heard a song. And suddenly, I'm awake and inspired. The Word: Contribute I spontaneously participated in a...
Family Session: Take 2! Same family: Two parents with three “kids” ages 25, 18 and 14. Adoption. Trauma. Diagnoses and labels. Three to four hours together in the frozen tundra of Minnesota on a Saturday before the holidays. Using prayer and intention, the priority...
What is your role in the family? Are you the oldest or the baby? Are you the clown or the serious one? Are you the planner/organizer or the one who goes-with-the-flow? Are you the caretaker or do you require being taken care of? Rescuer or the rescued? Leader or...
A is for Apple B is for Bear C is that naughty word That hovers in the air D is disease-based Directives E is the Elephant F can’t be spoken Because it’s very un-elegant G “Goldade” H “Hey, where ya been?” I “I am right here…” J “just chill'en.” ...
I awoke at 6:06 with an image: Parenting is like a mountain range. I laid in bed reflecting on what I knew about mountains—how are they formed and named? And then I traveled down memory lane drafting this article while my head was still resting on the pillow. Does...
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