Do what you are doing.
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...
Yeah, I’m in a commercial.
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...
National 24 Hour Challenge and following
The National 24 Hour Challenge is in the past now, a month+ ago, but I need to reflect a bit on it. This is more of a photo gallery for my own memories than anything else, but if you feel like slogging through it, more power to you. This race was harder than I...
A self-indulgent look at how my life has broken into 20-year sections
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...
National 24-Hour Challenge
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...
Weediting
In the garden, the last several days, I’ve been thinking about the similarities between weeding brand new baby vegetable plants and editing a manuscript. I’m probably thinking about that because at this time of summer, I’m doing both. Teeny carrot threads of green...
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