Living Our Core Values: Growth

Living Our Core Values: Growth

When I think of growth many images parade through my mind. I often go back to the hours spent at the gym, watching as my young daughter was coached through hours upon hours of incremental skills. Skills that didn’t look like much to the untrained eye but...
Why I’m Daring to Dream

Why I’m Daring to Dream

Work for me has typically been a necessary evil, emphasis on evil. For years I didn’t realize there were people who actually found fulfillment in the activity that provided them with a paycheck. “They call it ‘work’ not ‘fun’ for a reason,” was my mantra. Meeting my...
Comfortable

Comfortable

I like being safe and comfortable. I like to stay home, put on sweatpants, and snuggle with my girls. I like sleeping in my own bed, with my own pillows. I like sitting in my favorite chair with my feet propped up. I like: predictable routines — pizza on Friday,...
Safety, Comfort, and Risk

Safety, Comfort, and Risk

The night before my husband ran his first marathon, I paced our hotel room. He’d been training for months. During his training, he ran many many miles, as marathoners do. When I could, I joined him. Sometimes I joined him for his shorter runs, when he would dial...