Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

Poem (I always loved John Updike; here is a delightful Christmas poem he wrote) A Sound Heard Early on the Morning of Christ’s Nativity By John Updike Issue no. 155 (Summer 2000) from a special edition of the Paris Review Redux The thump of the newspaper on the porch...
Do What you are Doing, addendum

Do What you are Doing, addendum

In response to my last post about “Do what you are doing,” I have thought in the last twenty-four hours how cell phones have all so often kept us from doing what we are doing. How many young people have you seen at a table together, all looking at their...
Do what you are doing.

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.

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...
National 24 Hour Challenge and following

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...
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