Stories about family, friendship, life and death that share real experiences - limpses of life that expose raw emotions then leave us looking forward to the next day.

Steve Spring

Brenda Mahler

Life Lessons

Kinsley is two years old and already knows how to affirm her successes. Whenever she says, “I did it!” she is saying, “I AM My Best!” I introduced my granddaughter to toddler games on the iPad. By…

Kinsley is two years old and already knows how to affirm her successes. Whenever she says, “I did it ...

A Lesson from a Child: Celebrate Your Successes - Brenda Mahler - Medium

I never know what my-six-year old daughter’s hands might do next. One afternoon they turned the doorknob so she could enter and introduce her new friend to me. This would have been a pleasant…

I never know what my-six-year old daughter’s hands might do next. One afternoon they turned the door ...

Young Hands Should Imitate Life - Live Your Life On Purpose

I always wanted to be a Leave it to Beaver family, with me playing the role of June Cleaver. My script would place me in the kitchen making breakfast each morning and at the front door passing out…

I always wanted to be a Leave it to Beaver family, with me playing the role of June Cleaver. My scri ...

Life Serves Meals That Are Difficult to Swallow - P.S. I Love You

Whenever I hear Elsa (Idina Menzel) from Frozen singing the song “Let It Go,” I picture a balloon filled with helium leaving my hands and floating away. A memory takes me back to 20 years ago when…

Whenever I hear Elsa (Idina Menzel) from Frozen singing the song “Let It Go,” I picture a balloon fi ...

Letting It Go Only Defers the Feelings - P.S. I Love You

When I recall my son-in-law telling the story, it reminded me of James Bond, a man of mystery, a rule breaker. It was 10:00 P.M. Most the patients in the rehabilitation hospital slept aware that…

When I recall my son-in-law telling the story, it reminded me of James Bond, a man of mystery, a rul ...

Take Control; Don’t Allow Circumstances to Control You

“You don’t understand.” When I hear these three words my blood pressure spikes creating a need to find a release valve; a desperate craving to hit something or simply scream at the top of my lungs…

“You don’t understand.” When I hear these three words my blood pressure spikes creating a need to fi ...

Do Not Tell Me I Don’t Understand: Ask Questions to Help Me Understand

While standing in Target I heard a mother say, “Put that back on the shelf. One. . . Two. . . Three. . . I mean it. Put it back. . . I’ll count to three and then there will be consequences. I am…

While standing in Target I heard a mother say, “Put that back on the shelf. One. . . Two. . . Three. ...

How to Love Enough to Raise Responsible Adults - The Ascent

I watch the national news to observe events unfold in other places feeling safely cocooned living in our small isolated town, Kuna, Idaho. However, the violence in the news is beginning to impact my…

I watch the national news to observe events unfold in other places feeling safely cocooned living in ...

Once Upon a Time, I Publicly Proclaimed Teaching to be the Ideal Job, But . . .

When the doctor ordered yet another Cat Scan, I think the sixth, we asked, “Why?” After hearing a rational explanation, we consented. The procedure happened and the results erased the dark roads…

When the doctor ordered yet another Cat Scan, I think the sixth, we asked, “Why?” After hearing a ra ...

Ask Questions When Making Life Decisions - The Ascent

Change transpires with effort, thought, planning, and support under the watchful eye and patient hand of a leader.

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