Sometime during my senior year of high school, I listened to a motivational speaker named Clayton Barbeau. He came to our church in Huxley, Iowa, and I remember being enthralled with what he had to say. At the time, I was entirely, utterly dedicated to being as...

Today, one of my students stood a bit awkwardly beside me and finally said, "Becky, I have to ask. Are you in a commercial?" Yes, this is me.  During the senior games in August, a production company for Blue Cross asked all participants if we had stories of...

This drizzly morning, I have been doing much thinking. I need to blog about the 24-Hour race, but since I feel as if it's all been said, I keep making lame, failed starts. Here's what I've been thinking. My life has been divided into 20-year increments. Every 20...

https://www.n24hc.org/ Here's the race I'm entering this weekend. Since I was frustrated back in January with how little control I have had about how Slider's Son is received in the world, I decided to do something that I can control: Train for a big race. Now, I...