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Kicking my two-day habit
Last week, I ordered a harder-to-find book online. Three days later, I got an email from the vendor saying the book had shipped, but it would take another six days to arrive. What?!? I couldn’t get the book locally, but I didn’t urgently need it.…
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We will always choose each other
As we waited for Artemis II to reenter the Earth’s atmosphere in the blue sky over the Pacific last Friday evening, I was suddenly 15 again. Just before lunch on a Tuesday in late January 1986, I stood beside my high school classmates in the…
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Coach called timeout at sunset for fourth-grade pitcher to eat
Forty pitches into the game, fourth grader Abid stood ready to throw his next pitch, laser-focused on doing his job. He was performing well, so when his coach unexpectedly called a timeout and walked toward him, Abid was surprised. His teammates gathered around, waiting to…
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How high school players surprised 4th grade basketball team was no joke
When the fourth-grade basketball players first started attending Alta High School (Utah) basketball games a couple of years ago, they sat quietly with their parents on the home side of the gym. But as their enthusiasm grew, it didn’t take long before the pack of…
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No one needed what was in the box she set out more than she did
Caroline Catlin deals with death every day. As a grief counsellor, she helps kids and teenagers cope with losing someone they love. She also volunteers her time capturing deeply meaningful photographs of terminally ill patients and their loved ones, often providing families with precious last…
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When 35 guys and a hairstylist walk into a bar
It’s March. Bars are overflowing with St. Patrick’s Day revelers and March Madness basketball fans sharing a pint with their friends. But one English pub is drawing a different crowd – men coming together not just for a drink, but stepping way outside their comfort…
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No one expected this guy to win
American Nathan Martin (wearing blue) shocked the world last Sunday by winning the Los Angeles Marathon in a come from behind finish, crossing the line a mere 0.01 seconds ahead of Kenya’s Michael Kimani Kamau – the narrowest win in the race’s history. Yet how…
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When you’re stuck in the middle
Several years ago, to honor our grandmother and raise awareness (and $10,000!) for breast cancer, my sister and I walked nearly 60 miles over three days. I expected the physical demands to be intense, but what surprised me most was the profound, lasting emotional impact…
