Start With the Story

Start With the Story

On Wednesday, I talked to my new friend Simone about getting started with blogging. She asked me how I tie stories and business lessons together, and I emphatically gave her this advice: start with the story. Then Thursday morning I woke up to write my blog post for...
Hatching

Hatching

They stood, noses pressed to the glass, watching. A bit of shell fell off. The egg rolled around the incubator. Then it stilled. Little by little, a crack grew across the top of the egg. More bits of shell fell off. A minute or two passed with no movement. Several...
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...
Living With Hope

Living With Hope

Just saw the news that Elizabeth Edwards passed away today. I had composed this post earlier, inspired by this article that my friend Donna pointed me to in the Washington Post regarding Elizabeth Edwards and her outlook as she faced her final days in life. Edwards ...