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Raindrops, Bicycle Gears, and Morrie

Three things have happened, and they are sorting themselves into the same space of my mind, as if they belong [...]
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“… but I don’t know what to say.”

When my family goes away for a bit, things fall to pieces. When we got on the cruise ship in [...]
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Front Lines and Finish Lines

This is the final week of distance learning, a household term that nobody knew three months ago. This week, we [...]
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How Can I Stop Living In Fear?

“Tricia, how can I stop living in fear? I’m worried that something will happen to the person I love. How [...]
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A Time to Disobey

“This is one of my favorite days,” he said. He’s the principal of my sons’ middle school, and he was [...]
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The Passport You Don’t Need Yet

“Tricia, how can I stop living in fear? I’m worried that something will happen to the person I love. How [...]
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Balls, Strikes, and Courage

Just when I thought I knew my role as Baseball Mom, my boys changed their position on the field. They’re [...]
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Live It Well.

“I would do it all again. I wouldn’t have spared myself any of the pain that I have gone through [...]
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“It gets better.”

“Mom, I wish you had some kind of record of the things I said when I was little.” The incredulous [...]
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That’s Some Serious Staying Power

When death comes at the end of a long life, we don’t wonder if it was time. We don’t wonder [...]
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Two Boys, Two Bikes, Two Dads

Sometimes it’s fitting to revisit the best truths. Today seems like a day for the best and the truths. This [...]
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Springtime Snow and Sad Days

Yep. It snowed. Quite a bit, actually. Summer break starts on Friday, the community pools open on Monday, and we [...]
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To Say Their Names

“Let me find a picture that shows her hair,” she said, scrolling through the pictures on her phone. We were [...]
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Sam the Friendship Dog

“Is he a police dog?” “No, he’s a friendship dog.” “Why is he here?” “We brought him to your school [...]
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But If I Slow Down…

Two days ago, I barreled through my to-do list. It probably looks like yours, errands and groceries and dinner and [...]
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Rites of Passage: Cop, Coach, Consultant

This morning, my oldest boy turned thirteen, and my younger boy boarded the bus for three days at Outdoor Ed. [...]
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Be Here Now.

Be here now. I whisper these words often to myself, especially when I am losing interest in what I am [...]
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So Big, So Small

It was a February day When your dad came by, before going away A U-Haul truck in the driveway The [...]
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My Love to You, Chicago.

A few months ago, I was invited to speak at Willow Creek, a megachurch in Chicago. I’ve long admired and [...]
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Snakes in Santa Fe

It turns out that Santa Fe doesn’t have nearly as many snakes as I thought. I thought the whole city [...]
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