It’s the season of lists, right? Santa has a list, everyone in your house likely has a list. Some are giving their list, others are just receivi
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My daughter, Devon, just started fostering a dog. The dog’s name is Big Johnny and he arrived in DC on Saturday. His backstory is that he was es
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A couple months ago, my daughter, Devon, was walking around DC with her roommates and their boyfriends. It was the four of them simply enjoying some f
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The other day, my daughter, Katie, was returning home from Trader Joe’s when she came upon a traffic circle in Princeton. She actually had the r
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“My scars tell a story. They are a reminder of times when life tried to break me, but failed. They are markings of where the structure of my cha
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My sister, Susan, is a nurse and a hero, although she really doesn’t like us to use that word to describe her. She performs infusion therapy dai
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I know you are busy, so am I. The holidays are in full tilt and the year is quickly coming to a close. At this time of year many people, me included,
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I am reading a great work-related book right now by Florence Shinn. Although it was written in 1925, it has some amazing old-school pearls of wisdom.
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Last night Doug told us a story of how he inadvertently made the cafeteria worker cry. It’s not what you think. He was asking Claudia, whom he&#
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Yesterday, my husband and I took our daughter to see the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen. What a profound and thought-provoking show about suic
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I was reminded of a famous quote by Maya Angelou this weekend when I attended the funeral of an incredibly dear family friend: “People will forg
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Saturday I went to the gym with my daughter and my husband. My daughter asked me to spot her in the weight room. I had never spotted anyone before and
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The world often amazes me – sometimes in a good way and other times in a very not so good way. Here’s a story about both. Recently a puppy mil
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