It was the beginning of August when I drove from the airport to my hotel  on a sweltering day in Chattanooga, TN. Before I set off from the airport, I

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I am trying to form the words but I am struggling. It may be exhaustion that prevents me from articulating the past week. Or, it could be the tears of

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When I graduated from college in December of 1998, I was determined to get a job. Most of my classmates figured they would sub for the remainder of the school

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When they lash out in anger irrationally. Believe them. When they look like they are being lazy, but say they are confused. Believe them. When they want a band aid,

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I was listening to an episode of Oprah’s Master Class podcast this morning on my way to work. This episode featured Ellen DeGeneres. I love her, she cracks me up