Tag: challenges
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Wilderness Wonder
In southeastern Utah, an area of unique beauty features an extraordinary red-rock desert landscape that looks like a movie set. With its close proximity to Arches National Park, Moab is an adventurer’s dream. It was the perfect playground for Beck and his family. Our Colorado kin value the diversity of environments that surround them, so…
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Winning Isn’t Everything
Some knew what they were doing; some did not. They came together as a group of eight-year-olds, both boys and girls, to learn to play together. A few had older siblings who’d played soccer for years and knew basic strategies. Others had never touched a soccer ball, and they were there, partly because their parents…
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Who’s Following Who?
I’ve never considered myself a confident person. Sure, I am confident in certain situations and with select groups. But unabashed confidence isn’t my typical demeanor, especially if I’m in a place I’ve never been. I have a daughter, Melody, who is one of the most confident people I know. Even if she’s not completely sure…
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Flames of Fury
photo courtesy of Rachael on Unsplash The multiple fires burning in Southern California are a reminder that we have very little control over the circumstances of our lives. Families have been left stripped of all they own. Lives have been lost. What had been a series of communities is left barren and bereft of voices…
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Endings And Beginnings
Tis the season for graduations, everything from five-year-olds moving out of kindergarten to grade one to middle school kids moving on to high school to high schoolers finishing their expected time in education. College is not everyone’s choice. As I watched Sydney walk to get her diploma, I thought about how hard she’s worked to…
Tip of My Iceberg 