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Running on Faith

In the spring of 1982 I was 25 years old, with a newly acquired master’s degree in social…

Room to Grow

For years I’ve worked as an interior designer. My designs have appeared in magazines, newspaper articles, on TV.…

Reflecting on Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘Beloved Community’

When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of ending segregation on Montgomery, Alabama’s buses in 1956, the…

Pray for Self-Control

I sometimes pray my way through the list of “fruit of the Spirit” that Paul enumerates in his…

Positive Thinker: Chrissy Metz, Actress, Singer, Author

The best advice you’ve ever gotten What someone says or thinks about you is not your business. Everyone’s…

Positive Thinker: Carrie Ann Inaba, ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Judge, TV Host

The best advice you’ve ever gotten I’ve been fortunate to have known and met wise and wonderful people…

Positive Summer Reading: ‘Gift from the Sea’

I was in my early 20s when I first read Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s Gift from the Sea, and…

Positive Reading List: ‘The Art of the Wasted Day’

Twenty pages into The Art of the Wasted Day, Patricia Hampl makes a “reprimand to self.” She scolds,…

Positive Lessons from Late Winter Buds

When I first planted a small group of dwarf fruit trees in my side yard, I learned all…

Politics as Usual?

In the wake of the political conventions in Charlotte and Tampa, I got an inquiry today asking if…

Patty Gasso: Creating Leaders On and Off the Field

I slid into a booth at IHOP across from a backup freshman pitcher for the Oklahoma Sooners. I…

Out of Ashes, Hope

Samuel meets me at the door. “Mom,” he says. “I’m disappointed. I’m feeling bad.” I set a bag…

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