This Thanksgiving, my family and I flew from two separate Northeast airports to spend the holiday week together in Arizona. We took adventures, enjoyed quality time together, and ate a lot of delicious Mexican…
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I come from a family of five, with an extended family of 77. Like many families, we are one of reunions and traditions. One of our most popular family traditions is "The Cottage," a…
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It’s been eight months since I last wrote a blog post. Where did I go? I am still processing this. But, I’ve seen lots of ladybugs around lately. And, I think they’re telling me…
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At the start of every new year, I publish a post highlighting key events of my 365 days past. I’ve never been big on New Year’s resolutions, but instead prefer to wrap up each…
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It’s been two years since I swapped the Windy City for this Crescent City. And, in one month, we will say “See you soon, New Orleans.” Bring it on, Big Apple. We’re ready.…
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For the past two years, I have worked in an alternative to incarceration program for people on probation and parole. And, for the past two years, I have been contemplating how to share the…
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This August, I will celebrate my two-year anniversary of living in New Orleans, Louisiana. The city will undoubtedly work against each of us in some way at some time, but the New Orleans response…
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New Years Day, to me, means reflecting on the good, bad, ugly and beautiful parts of a year.…
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This year, as I stare at the white lights and candy canes on our Charlie Brown Christmas tree, I am thankful that no matter where I am in the world, I always have loved…
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Carrying on the head has also been referred to as “carrying burdens.” I find this term particularly ironic considering the daily physical and emotional burdens carried by so many in the developing world. We…