This is Water

“I wish someone would have told me that adulthood was living the same day on repeat,” I found myself confessing to a colleague one day in the teacher’s lounge. “You needed someone to tell you that Hill?”  He stated at me with surprise. I nodded in disappointment. The...

Why I need people to cheer me on.

Last summer, my sister-in-law ran a 5K in Nisswa, MN.  The rest of us sat on the sidelines, drinking coffee, cheering her on.  When she finished she suggested that we all run it next year as a family. I’m not a runner. But I do thrive on achieving long-term goals....

The Kindling of a Flame

Socrates once wrote, “Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.”  My second grade teacher, Georgia Docherty, understood this well.  She taught us about authors…every month.  One Saturday, she organized a class field trip so we could meet one:...

A message from Jenny

Dear Readers, I’m going to take a break for a month from blogging.  I will be back in early March when I’d love to tell you about my book that is coming out called Walking with Tension. For now,  please enjoy this little trailer. Cheers!...

Depression and Cerebral Palsy

Do you experience any symptoms of depression? I looked at the nurse staring back at me.  I wanted to put both hands on her shoulders, stare her square in the eyes, and in some kind of monstrous rage scream out Of course I do! I have an incurable condition!  How are...