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Never too Old to Learn Today, my notable quote comes from my grandma, Bernadette Weber who was born in 1903 and lived to be 95 years old. In those 95 years of her life, I can recall a few notable things she said, but I chose to highlight, “We’re never too old to learn.”  Grandma…

Doing All Things Well I attended a few Catholic schools during my elementary school days. Sacred Heart, in Aberdeen, South Dakota was one of them and Sister George was my fifth grade.  Though I always wondered why she had the masculine name, George, I recently discovered that nuns took on the names of saints. She…

Collecting Notable Quotes My mom collected articles. She’d clip them out newspapers, magazines and local publications. Then she’d write one of her offspring’s names with a black sharpie at the top of the page. If we still lived at home, she’d leave it on our dresser. If we’d already flown the coop, she’d  stuff the…

Wanting to be Courageous Do you remember that last time you felt afraid? I remember the last time I felt afraid.  On a recent hike in Arches National Park I felt the queasiness in the pit of my stomach, the doubts that pranced around in my head and the physical instability that accompanies fear.  Fear.…