As many of you know, we renovated our kitchen this past summer. One of the last things we did was we had our hardwood floors refinished. They were 22-
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Last night Doug and I were watching an interesting documentary on Netflix about Bill Gates. At one point the interviewer asks Gates if his late mom
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Have you ever tried to cross a creek where you had to strategically search for each stepping stone so you could successfully traverse the creek withou
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Recently I have been helping edit my daughter’s college essay. It is an amazing story of courage and bravery when she was put in an incredibly u
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Do you ever hit the snooze button on your alarm clock? We all have surely succumb to this convenient temptation at some point in our life. What if you
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Last night I presented at a board meeting. I was invited to their season kick-off meeting to inspire and stimulate enthusiasm for the upcoming year â€
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Within the next 2 months I will be launching my book, The Wake-Up Call. The book is a compilation of 365 of my very best posts over the past 6 years.
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On Tuesday, a James Madison University mom posted a picture on Facebook. Her daughter was sitting in the dining hall when a girl walked up to her an
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Do you know what is the opposite of hate? On the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, that’s what I want to know. The people who planned and or
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We live in a time when everyone is looking for a shortcut, a quick fix, or a lifehack. We lead these soft lives now that not only indulge us with the
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On Friday I had a presentation in Camden, NJ for UrbanPromise International. I finished around 5:15 p.m. and started home. I knew Route 130 at ru
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Summer, as we know it, ended yesterday. Most people are back to work or school. Some of the leaves have started to change color and the mornings are n
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