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I am a moderate Republican. The Republican party that I identify with is the one that gave us Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, and more. I do not identify with with the radical conservative wing of the party. I do not believe government is a good way to legislate ethics or morality. People do […]
Hello to everyone! This past few weeks has been a whirlwind in my life. Non-stop work, volleyball, traveling, consulting and more! This weekend I amgoing with my wonderful 17 year old volleyball girls to a tournament at Drake College in Iowa. We are also supposed to get up to 16 inches of snow here in […]
During the course of the last few years I have figured out a few things that seemed to have eclipsed me for the majority of my life.
1) If you spend time helping other people out you yourself will be filled up. This has little to do with money, things, etc, but it has to do […]
Wow - what a week, or stretch of weeks I have been on. Craziness is the best way I can describe it. As I was lamenting to a friend about this she simply said, “Isn’t that the way you like it?”
The answer for me is - Yes. I would not have it any other way. […]
A book I read recently, “Wicked,” the story of the Wicked Witch of the West, had a quote in it that I really resonated with and it stuck with me.
“Love makes hunters of us all.” Usually this is a healthy thing, but apparently not for some. In the following story a current NASA astronaut made […]
I am on the tail end of a busy weekend. Yesterday I worked with the Bethel University Women’s Volleyball team. We worked on who they were as a group and how they could use what they are good at the maximize their potential. It was a lot of fun and lasted most of the day. […]