Tag Archives: struggle

“What’s stealing your joy?”

At age twenty-six, I was hired, miraculously, as the head women’s volleyball coach at NC State University in Raleigh, NC.  During the interview, the Athletic Director asked repeatedly if I knew what I was getting into (I didn’t).  Would I … Continue reading

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You can’t wish ‘em away and you can’t buy ‘em off…

There’s an old gospel spiritual that’s been playing a loop in my head over the last week. You don’t have to move that mountain;  just help me Lord to climb it. You don’t have to move that stumbling block;  just … Continue reading

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Waiting Underground

Monday’s index cards read: “Clean Coop”, “Compost?” and “Plant bulbs”. Easy choice.  Out to the flower beds I go! Yep, these are some of the same beds that were crawling with poison ivy and mocking weeds just a few months ago when … Continue reading

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