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The Mixed Emotions of Going to Camp
I remember well the summer I was 9 years old, when my parents packed me off to sleep-away camp. I had been to a shorter overnight camp...
Remembering the Keys
When I was six years old, my mom claimed an old upright piano that a local elementary school was giving away and signed me up for lessons....
What Makes You Super
Though superhero sagas aren’t usually my thing, I really enjoyed the new “Wonder Woman” movie. What I appreciated about most about this movie (aside from off-the-charts female...
The Long Haul
Earlier this month I signed up for a 14.6-mile hike, even though I haven’t hiked a distance of more than a few miles in over a decade....
More Than In-N-Out
I used to love to fly. Not so much anymore. I spent my formative years living in Britain, so I have many friends and “family” in the...
The Noble Heart
Over the past few weeks, we have been collecting Mother’s Day cards to send to the grandmothers and mothers of the youth in our mentoring program. This...
The Unfinished Collage
At our Braid team gathering this month, one of out mentors, Barie Wolf-Bowen, invited us to self-expression by creating a collage self-portrait using our silhouette. I actually...
For Everything A Season
Over the next few weeks, some of the Braid mentor teams are going through some big transitions. One team is saying farewell to one of its original...
Fog on the Mountain
I have a love affair with mountains. Over the years I have loved walking the mountains of the highlands of Scotland, reveling in the ancientness of the...
On Being Stubborn
At every mentor training, we work together to brainstorm a list of the qualities a Braid mentor should strive to possess. At the most recent training, someone...